Sorry, gang. I’m upsetting the schedule’s apple cart today, but it can’t be helped. Trey’s last day home has proven very busy, and I’m just not ready for it to end. And, since any time I would otherwise spend sitting at the computer pecking out an essay for your reading pleasure today is time that I wouldn’t be spending with my little boy before he goes away to his dad’s for a month, I’m...

Before continuing with the latest installment of Snowflakes In Autumn, I thought I’d take a minute to whine about how miserable it is to know that we’ll soon be without Trey for an enormous swath of time while he’s away for his dad’s summer visitation. It’s not that I don’t think he’ll have a good time at his dad’s or anything; I know he’s going to have fun visiting family in Colorado....

We’re moving into week three of the serialization of my novel, Snowflakes In Autumn, and I’ve been enjoying it, for the most part. Except for today. When I wrote this, I didn’t have online distribution in mind, so re-formating all of the instant messaging bits of today’s installment was a monstrous pain to deal with. Oh well, I guess it shows how much I care about your reading experience. Trey’s party was a...

Today concludes Chapter Two of Snowflakes In Autumn. Next week, I’ll stick to the same schedule and we’ll work our way through Chapter Three, followed by Chapter Four the week after. And then, The Big Change. In the meantime, I’ll be helping Brittany construct Trey’s fantabulous Super Mario Birthday cake, complete with marshmallow fondant and plenty of hopping rotund plumbers. I hope it turns out well, which will be...

Here’s Chapter Two, Part Three of Snowflakes In Autumn. Tomorrow’s entry will be a little on the short side, but there was no real way to break this segment any differently to give more length to Friday’s entry. I didn’t write the novel with the idea of serializing it, so you’ll just have to bear with me on the divisions. Things will improve after I get through Chapters Three and Four in the next couple of...