Before 2013 ends, I wanted to highlight what posts I feel most proud of for the year.Kurzweil's Future? No thanks . . . : I challenge the assumption that increases in technology will make us happier in the future. While advances in science bring about improvements in our lives, they inevitably create new problems never... Continue Reading →
The Writer’s Disease: Parting Thoughts of 2013
I am sitting in my wife's H3 in the parking lot of my kid's dance studio. As my nine year old daughter practices tap, I suggest to my mother that I sell the restaurant. Her response is typical, the same it has been for the past twenty years, "What are you going to do when... Continue Reading →
The Princess of Aenya: Chapter 1: Radia
Radia loved to watch the morning creep from beneath the moon, the sunlight washing the dark gray shadows from the mountains. Foothills glittered with places she longed to visit, and as the day continued to spread, the familiar sights of her city emerged, one by one, from the gloom of night. Astride the Compass Tower,... Continue Reading →
Fan Mail: Collin Stoltz
After publishing The Dark Age of Enya in 2004, a number of readers were kind enough to send me their enthusiastic comments. One fan, Mel Dyer, went so far as to send me an actual Hallmark card. Thanks, Mel! Fan mail is a crucial element to helping me do my job. It not only... Continue Reading →
Amanda Todd, Bullying, and the Power of Naked Shame
Just yesterday, I posted an article relating naked shame to the suicide of a young teen, Christian Adamek, who went streaking at his high school football game. Today, another tragedy came to my attention, after a girl at my daughter's birthday party shared a YouTube video about Amanda Todd, a teen who was bullied to... Continue Reading →
Dear Editor: Query for "Skyclad Warriors"
Dear Editor, Skyclad Warriors is Avatar meets H.P. Lovecraft meets Homer, a high-fantasy adventure with ancient rivalries, time-traveling historians, naked primitives, and a machine that moves planets, at c. 170,000 words. The back flap might go something like this: To escape the slums of Hedonia, Thelana climbs into the pyramid temple of Sargonus to steal the... Continue Reading →
I am Walter White (and so are you)
Walter White is holding a gun to my head and forcing me to write this article. He wants me to justify his story, so that people will understand why he had to do all the awful things he did. At least, that is how I am feeling right now, after watching the finale of Breaking... Continue Reading →
Why My Job is the Worst in the World
Pizza isn't easy . . . Many of you who frequent my blog know that my other, er . . . profession, is that of restaurant manager, which continues to be a huge roadblock to my writing career. When I was born, my father looked at me like a queen bee and planned out my entire... Continue Reading →
Post Traumatic Forum Memories, Informed Ignoramuses and Dialogue Guidelines
Everyone has a moment in their lives that they just can't forget. For me, it's about grammar. Now I am not talking about first kisses or umbilical cords here, but the little things that keep us awake at night, things we wish we could have said to defend our egos. We can all remember a cruel... Continue Reading →
Aenya News Update: 9/10/2013
I must apologize for the lack of content. My efforts are being directed toward my novel, The Princess of Aenya, about which I am feeling very positive. With each new book (PoA is my fourth), the writing process becomes less laborious, so I can focus more on story and character. To commemorate the start of this... Continue Reading →
The Art of Storytelling 
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