https://kottke.org/24/03/the-most-populous-cities-in-the-world-from-3000-bce-to-today This is a fun little video that shows the top ten populous cities in the world over the last couple of thousand years. Excellent visuals, easy to understand. I’ve watched it a couple of times and learn something each time. [read more…]

A few years ago, we had just come back from a camping trip. We had been gone for a couple of weeks. This is springtime. Grass is turning green, trees are leading out. Rabbits are being born. But we didn’t know this. The rabbits were hidden in their little hidey holes. We didn’t even see… [read more…]

I’ve been on mountains. Usually, I get to the top by driving, cog train (pikes Peak), and chair lift. But I’ve never climbed a mountain. Hiked up some big hills? Sure. Mountains? No. I am impressed with those who do, however, I have no interest in doing so myself. Why do people climb mountains? I’m… [read more…]

i am currently working development edits for The Chess Game, my first novel. A development edit is the first edit and focuses on story and character. It doesn’t care about typos or word smithing. When I was waiting for the dev edit to get to me, I, as a writer with a normal level of… [read more…]