Here's the conclusion to Flying Lessons, but just the start to a life of adventure for young Will Ross. I hope you'll read No More Empty Spaces, my debut novel, which picks up on Will's life decades later as he takes his family to a remote and rugged region of Turkey...

At the end of the last installment, Will thought, Gone wrong. This day’s gone wrong. If only his day had gotten better from there...but sometimes they don't. Despite that, Will realized he was hungry. His nostrils twitched at the smell of raw onion when he pulled the...

Keep reading for the next installment of Flying Lessons. How will young Will Ross’ day progress? Joe smiled down at Will and, again, patted him on the back. “Okay, then, ready to go?” Will nodded. “Thanks, Joe.” Afternoon chores were feeding and watering the pigs and...

Here's the second part of the short story, Flying Lessons. If you're reading my novel, No More Empty Spaces, you know that Will Ross is its protagonist, and he is of this story as well, but as a young boy.  Intent on the kite, the whack across Will’s right ear and the...

Have you started reading No More Empty Spaces, and met Will Ross? The following is a short story (that will be featured as a series of posts) where you can get to know Will as a young boy. Perhaps it will give you some insight into why he becomes the man he...

What an exciting time for this debut author—and I get to share that excitement with readers across the country at author events. We had the book launch for No More Empty Spaces at my local independent bookstore, Bookworks, last week and what fun it was. Now you can...

In the pagesof a booka story unfolds.In fiction,a truer truth? A truer truth—while speaking of fiction, a writer said that at a Bookworks author event. I can’t remember who (I’m sorry! We host a lot of you…), but that is why I write, to explore truer truths....

Wherever I look, outward or inward, I can find a story. On hikes, at home, on the boat, in my dogs’ faces (even their pictures now), reminiscing with friends, or flipping through a photo album (or like we do now, scrolling through pictures on our phones)—there are...

Six weeks from today, April 9, 2024, will be a day I’ve dreamed about for years—the day I become a published author. No More Empty Spaces is a story I had to tell. It took years to do so, I’m proud of the result of that labor, and I hope many of you will open its...

Or more appropriately, listen all about it. I had the honor of discussing my debut novel, No More Empty Spaces with Suzanne M. Lang from Northern California Public Media on A Novel Idea. Our conversation delved into the creative process behind the book, exploring the...