Category Archives: Family

Wednesday Musings: A New Beginning

This week, I did something I hadn’t done in a really, really long time. I began work on a new novel. Not a media tie-in. Not work-for-hire set in someone else’s world. This novel is mine through and through. And … Continue reading

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Monday Musings: Reviews of Shows We’ve Been Streaming!!

Nancy and I have been doing a good deal of streaming in our new(-ish) home. We did in the old house, too, once we got serviceable internet (it only took 29 years), but our last year in Tennessee was filled … Continue reading

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A Thanksgiving Post, and Something For Which I’m Thankful

This is not my typical Thanksgiving post, although, before I dive into it, I do want to say that I am thankful for so much: my family, my friends, the wonderful memories I have of those I have lost and … Continue reading

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Wednesday Musing: Two Years

Today marks the second anniversary of Alex’s death. Two years. In the past, I have said that the time since feels like more than it actually has been and also like less. Not anymore. Not really. Today, I am struck … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings: Our Most Sacred Amendment

I have avoided posting for some time now. Not because things have been going badly — they haven’t. I feel that I am doing well, that our family is doing well. But it’s hard to post about things like travel … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings: Ruminations After Our Latest Travels

This past week, Nancy and I spent a few days in Philadelphia. I hadn’t been there since the World Science Fiction Convention of 2001 (known, I kid you not, as Millennium PhilCon — think of the name of Han Solo’s … Continue reading

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Friday Musings: Checking In and Sharing a Song From Alex

Summer is speeding by, and I have been terribly remiss in keeping up with my blog. For those who have reached out to me in recent weeks, asking if I am okay, the short answer is, “Yes, I am.” I … Continue reading

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Monday Musings: Some Recent Epiphanies

The title speaks for itself. These are recent epiphanies I’ve had. Some are profound others less so. Enjoy. Last weekend, at ConCarolinas, I was honored with the Polaris Award, which is given each year by the folks at Falstaff Books … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings: Our Child’s Birthday

Our beloved older daughter would have been thirty years old today. Alexis Jordan Berner-Coe. Early on, it felt like a big name for such a tiny child. She was always the smallest in her class, the smallest on her team, … Continue reading

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Monday Musings: Nesting (Redux) and Writing

Back in early January, with snow falling on our bare trees and the brisk cold of a northeastern winter defining our days, I wrote a post for this blog about “Nesting.” The title referred to what Nancy and I had … Continue reading

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