hollywoodland...superman.....and ben affleck.......

I haven't been writing....


I've been reading....








is this news blog worthy....perhaps......




but I do recall seeing Ben Affleck being Superman...or just the man that played Superman....is that the same thing.....perhaps not....oh but he wore the cape and tights.....

because it is a wednesday i suppose......

what is it that calls on me to describe the nothingness that surrounds us all...

a sea of colors.....noises great and small....

i am but a scavenger in the land...

feasting on carcass and cleaning the floors...

spent a few minutes reflecting on this morning's commute....

The road less travelled....

make it your home....

stay its course, unless you have a desire to roam....

others flood the view

and obscure the point...

alone would you travel...perhaps...

unless you find others you want to accompany you

but the strangers and drones leave them behind

steer a better course one they are incapable of finding...

for this is your home....

the keeper of your heart....

and your mind...but that too, may wander...

freedom is not bound...carve a new road

in some forsaken ground.....and leave its natural beauty...let death take the others away...

and gift to you this day...

because i have not blogged in forever...the old it's in the mail!!!!!

It is rather unfortunate that we are at the mercy of the U.S.P.S when it comes to items arriving in a timely fashion.  There is not a reasonable excuse for the lengthy delay and the tracking information seems to have been halted.  My business has suffered over the years due to delays and errors made by the U.S.P.S.  It can be infuriating at times.  I'm not sure how we can complain about this kind of service and get results, it lacks fairness and the rates seem to be increasing on a daily basis. 

I cannot even begin to fathom how your package will arrive to you, in fact I almost expect it to show up at my office at this point.

I am sending you a replacement book, I have one on hand, it is also brand new and will be shipped priority mail, we can only hope it is treated as such.

Please let your eleven year old know that I am truly sorry for the wait, as I have an avid reader here as well, who just turned ten.

Thank You again for shopping with us, your book will be shipped today and should arrive in 3-5 business days.

Carol @abctoys&collectibles


the above was the reply to the customer....i'll let you all know this is one of the reasons I am getting out of the ebay business!
poor kid waiting for his book...
waiting really does suck....yes i'm a true blood fan!

happy mother's day ...written by my 9 year old!

Sometimes you need to take the day off..

You yell and you scream so you start to cough

Your voice is Assertive but never soft

You sometimes get mad

Never cry when you're sad

But cheer up, it's your day

So drop those dishes, you can play



Dad laughs when you fart

But he still loves you with his heart



You're writing a book

In your little nook

You wish you had octopus arms, so never mind a hand and a hook

You're a wonderful cook

So here's to thank you

For picking up dog poo



Happy Mothers Day!

best intro yet of a query written by me

Last year George R.R. Martin's The Ice Dragon motivated me to try my hand in the fantasy genre.  I worked through start to finish, forty some odd typed pages of text.  It was a complete story and my first, aside from the countless, ever so clever, children's books and or ideas that have passed through my head.  I submitted the story in the usual way, but with a hint of similarity to the owl post that plagued Vernon Dursley.  When I received a handful of replies from the near three dozen queries, "So it goes", I did not despair, but delighted.  I know the routine and some of the feedback; well actually all of it was well received.  Then I read Tolkien, and for the past eight months or longer, I have been rewriting that story, to improve it, and I am completely delving into my fantasy world and ideas.  So as for queries I have made only a handful this time around, and the story is not finished, but most certainly will be when I conclude it.  Of course I would love for my story to be welcomed into the published world, but that is only up to me if I self publish, which I have looked into as well.  So I happened across your name and your agency, and found a similarity, you see the story is intended for a middle grade and or perhaps young adult audience.  With all of that said, I will now tell you about the story itself.

dear god it is now coming out of both ends......have a look!

i quit my job today

perhaps tomorrow i shall beg a reprieve

it matters not

for my employer is me