Announcing the Aligned Worlds™ Sci-Fi Series

Experts say you shouldn’t write the second book in a series until you know if readers will like the first… Read more Announcing the Aligned Worlds™ Sci-Fi Series

1st Draft Complete

I am pleased to relate that I’ve completed the first draft of my 11th book, an epic science fiction novel.… Read more 1st Draft Complete

When Women Wore Shoes

So, I wrote another novelette. It starts like this: Where I come from, women often wore shoes, which, to the… Read more When Women Wore Shoes

Fool O’Clock – Part 2

Part 1 is here. When I get to the office, the Director is annoyed that I did an unauthorized handle… Read more Fool O’Clock – Part 2

Running Jokes

I like running gags in novels. No, I’m not talking about boisterous humor, necessarily, more about having threads within relationships… Read more Running Jokes

Life Lessons from a Big Dog

1. Wag more. Bark less. 2. You will live longer in a pack than you will alone. 3. Every pack… Read more Life Lessons from a Big Dog

Spring Poem, by Charlie Patterson

Spring, A Poem by Charles Robert Spencer Patterson Pretty flower blooming bright, lovely petals soft and light, fragrant flowers in… Read more Spring Poem, by Charlie Patterson

Why does wonder rhyme with thunder?

“Why does wonder rhyme with thunder?” This I ponder, as I launder. Perhaps the “uh” sound is a blunder. Phoneme… Read more Why does wonder rhyme with thunder?

Available Now – The Juice and Other Stories

I have released my short story collection on Amazon! There are 11 short stories and 2 novelettes (10,000 and 15,000… Read more Available Now – The Juice and Other Stories

Short Stories

So, on a whim, I declared it International Short Story Month, and decided I would try my hand at short… Read more Short Stories