Author Archives: Derek

Just a quick note to remind you all that we are in the middle of Hurricane Season. Yes, we should stock up on water, non-perishables, etc… but we should also stand ready to assist our friends and neighbors should the … Continue reading →

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Those words are no less true today than they were in 1776 when Thomas Paine wrote of summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. Indeed, these trying times seem to come around over and … Continue reading →

Working Title Dead Ringer Synopsis: Martin Richards doesn’t tell many people about his life. Ever since early childhood, he’s been plagued with sharp pains in his arms and sometimes his legs, every few days. There have even been times where … Continue reading →

CoastCon 40 is behind us, and I have to say I had a fantastic time! I got to spend time with friends, fans, and fan who have become friends! I met new and awesome people, and got to BS and … Continue reading →

The only difference is in how we pay attention to what they say; but *that* element has always been there. I offer this, to consider; MOST of these kids are NOT ‘entitled’. They have grown up, danced between households and … Continue reading →

Perhaps – just perhaps, I see part of the problem. Many Americans see immigrants as ‘taking their place’. So, to sidestep the argument of ‘they are taking our jobs’, or ‘they are doing jobs we won’t do’, I offer this … Continue reading →

My friend Jamie Yerby works for a local home that cares for special needs people. They do work that is beautiful, and needed. But they need any help they can get. So if there is anything on this list you … Continue reading →

when we were little, you taught us about the world. You taught us the ‘Golden Rule’, you taught us that all people were created equal, you taught us to love one another. to be kind and compassionate. With young eyes, … Continue reading →

As a fiction writer, we are told to ‘grab their attention in the first two sentences, or you’ve lost the reader’. Now personally, I think that if the reader can’t devote at least the first paragraph to me, they are … Continue reading →

Well, it is that time once again, where we spend weeks on end getting used to writing a different number on documents, letters and checks, physically scratching out the mistake we’ve made regarding the date. Kind of poetic, actually, when … Continue reading →