Meet the Author

Fancy glass jars of honey

Hi Folks! I am pleased to tell you that I have a Meet the Author event coming up. On Thursday, October 26th, I will be at the Peru Free Library at 3024 N. Main Street, Peru, NY. The event is scheduled for 4:00-6:00 pm. I am really looking forward to this. My wife and I have always liked Peru. It’s a beautiful town with orchards, rolling hills, and beautiful views over Lake Champlain. It should be fun meeting some Peruvians and talking about my books, writing process, and being an indie author. If you’re in the area, stop by…

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New Novel, First Draft

Mid September swim in Adirondacks

It’s been a while. It wasn’t my intention to have such a long gap between posts, sorry about that. We have been dealing with some health issues here at Chateau Mullane and it’s been taking up a lot of time and, more specifically, energy. Nothing has really been resolved yet, but it’s time to forge on ahead and stop just treading water. Speaking of which, yesterday I enjoyed my weekly kayaking with the old guys and afterward, as we usually do, took a dip in Lake Placid. For mid-September the water temperature isn’t too bad. Your breath leaves your…

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Bzzzz

Author in white bee suite inspecting a frame of bees with reproduction.

As I believe I may have mentioned in a previous post or two, my wife and I keep bees. I have difficulty, however, calling us beekeepers. “Beekeeper” sounds so all-encompassing. Like a 24/7 kind of thing. Always on alert, always keeping our eyes peeled, ready for anything. Keeping those bees safe from harm, never wavering from the task. Diligence! Like if you were an old-time lighthouse keeper. Blink an eye and you’ve got a pileup on that submerged reef. We are in no way that obsessed. Yeah, we keep bees, but we do other stuff too. My head isn’t…

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