Shameless Self Promotion Part Deux

Yes this is another plug for a short story of mine. This one is titled Faith and a Hammer, and it will be appearing in the September issue of The Writer's Post Journal. Here is a sneak peek at the cover of that issue:



This is a more traditional Fantasy story featuring one of the genre's most beloved Races. It tells the story of a young Dwarf and how he learns what it means to be considered a man in Dwarven society. As always if you want more info about the magazine click on LBF Books in my Believers in the Gospel area. That is all...

Water Heaters, Vacations, and Storms...Oh My!

Well I just returned from a mini vacation with my kids last night. We had a great time, but I have officially gotten my first sun burn ever, and it hurts like a fucker! My back and shoulders are deep fried and blistering nicely. We went to a place called FunCity so as you can imagine it was well...fun. It had a huge waterpark, and a 10, 00 square foot arcade among other things (like a $1.50 Margarita night!) A good time was had by all!

The day before we were scheduled to leave, I noticed I had a rather large pond in my basement! I felt like I was trapped in the underground tunnels in Paris. I was waiting for the Phantom of the Opera to pop out at any time and break into song! My water heater had rusted through on the bottom and was flooding the basement. So I gathered up my kids two by two and called a plumber friend of mine and he hooked me up with a good deal on a new water heater. The stupid water in this town is awful. There is a natural source of radium in the bedrock of this city. For those playing at home, radium is a major carcinogenic and when it breaks down it turns into a lovely little gas known as carbon monoxide!! They tell you it is ok to drink, but if you drink too much your piss starts glowing in the dark so I tend to stay away from it.

Last night upon returning a nice storm blew into town. It has been so fucking hot here lately that it is almost unbearable. For those unfamiliar with the midwest it not only gets hot 95-100 degrees, it gets so humid you can't breath. Its like having a huge rock sitting on your chest. It gets like a swamp here. This is how it has been the last week. I just saw a thing on the news that said this has been the hottest week on record which goes as far back as the mid 1800's. Welcome to my world! The result of all this built up heat and humidity is of course major thunderstorms! Now I love a good storm. In my opinion there is nothing better or more invigorating than a wicked ass thunder storm. Last night was different however, as I have never seen something so fierce. I have to admit I was a little worried there for awhile. The electricity went on and off all night which is a pain in the ass and the wind was ungodly. I stayed up and watched the whole thing unfold, and it reached a fevered pitch around 3am. I almost woke the kids up and went to the basement which would have been a first. Gods what a monster!

Oh well that has been my last few days in a nutshell. More later!!