Chapter 1 “I am not drunk enough to talk about it now.” The interview I had lobbied over six months for just turned on her heels and walked back into the shadows of the house, leaving the door wide open and giving me an excellent view of her curves. My appreciation for them was short-lived, …
Tomorrow is a school day. The first day back after two weeks of vacation. Students and teachers alike dread the first day back. Students don't want to work and the teachers already feel overwhelmed. Every year I tell myself that I am going to do this or that over the break to get a head …
Well, not really, but it sounds good, right. Today isn't the first day of my next project. It the first day that I am returning to it after more than a month off. I didn't write for a month. Yes, that is right, I didn't write for over a month. I thought about it, but …
This month begins National Novel Writing month and I know that many folks are already feverish writing working on their novels. I still have some minor things to finish up with Blood Child and she should be out by the end of the month, but while I am waiting I am going to be writing and …
The fall wind blows through the trees no matter where I am to remind me that today is Halloween, today is a day to remember the dead. The beloved dead, our ancestors and friends who have walked before us into the unknown. For Catholics, soon will come the celebration for the faithful departed. Many will …
Depression and self-doubt are my two greatest struggles as a writer. Reading one my favorite author's blogs, I realized that I spent more time with depression and its friend self-doubt than I have spent working on the craft of writing or any of my other passions. It weights on me, holds me down and keeps …
This week, I will turn 38 years old. This past weekend, I decided to celebrate my birthday with a party. Why? Why not? Too much of my life in the past year involved going and going with not much enjoying. So a break was in order. It was a great break. Friday, I went to …
Today is the two year anniversary of my first blog posted. Wow... Two years. When I began this blog on the advice of a friend, I didn't know where it would lead me. I hope it would form the basis of a much larger writing career. This blog has been my laboratory. I have grown …
There is one question that continually draws my ire. Are you ready? No, I am not. I am not ready for school to begin in a week. I am not ready for tomorrow or the next day. They are coming anyway. Time slips past me and deadlines always loom. So I am not ready for …
Dusk and Summer by Joseph A. Pinto Available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats. The first time I read this book, it held me captive, curled beneath my comforter until it was done with me. Recently, it was released under a new publisher and with a new cover. Dusk and Summer kept me prisoner for …
Lucinda Rose 