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In Defense of Hobo Johnson
Why I am co-writing his memoir
May 14

April 2026

Prozac fundamentally altered how I listen to music
Now I'm relearning how to enjoy music
Apr 15

December 2025

The intro/1st chapter of my novel (Rough!)
I reluctantly share...
Dec 12, 2025

November 2025

The Music in my novel
I want to focus on the tunes
Nov 12, 2025

October 2025

I started the 2nd draft of my novel!
It took a while, but I'm back on
Oct 29, 2025
1st draft of my novel complete!
A conversation with Amy Bee
Oct 8, 2025

September 2025

Not done but almost done
I hit 62,000 words in my novel and feeling pretty burnt out. So close...this will be my last update until I'm ACTUALLY finished with my 1st draft. So…
Sep 17, 2025
57,000 words on my new book
Also Shane Moss, Survivor and Zombie Trains
Sep 10, 2025
Book fatigue
and the Beach Boys love you
Sep 3, 2025

August 2025

Book update: I hit 51,000 words
Plus, my wife, Amy Bee, tells a story about me.
Aug 27, 2025
Fast Drafting
Don't think don't think don't think
Aug 20, 2025
The absurd placement of music
or how ridiculous I can be with music placement as a device in my novel-in-the-works
Aug 13, 2025
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