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Category Archives: kids
Monday Musings: Hate Has No Place In Thanksgiving
I had fully intended to write a fairly typical Thanksgiving week post — things I’m thankful for, what the holiday means to me, etc. I can’t now. Because once again, America is killing its own. This weekend, a quick perusal … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, kids, Politics
Tagged bigotry, blogging, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, gun violence, history, holidays, LGBTQ rights, politics, Second Amendment, Thanksgiving, violence
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Professional Wednesday: What I Learned During a Recent Visit With Claude Monet
Last week, Nancy and I were traveling for her work, and we had the opportunity to spend a day and a half in New York City. We had dinners with our older daughter, we attended some university functions, Nancy had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fantasy, Fun, History, kids, Novels, photography, travel, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, Claude Monet, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, history, ideas, Impressionism, inspiration, kids, marriage, parenting, photography, Radiants, Thieftaker Chronicles, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Memories of Halloweens Past
We live in a small subdivision outside of our little college town. Our neighborhood consists of maybe eighteen houses, only a handful of them with young children. I bring this up today because it’s Halloween and while usually I find … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Fun, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, conventions, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friends, Halloween, holidays, kids, memories, parenting, World Fantasy Convention, writing life
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Monday Musings: Thoughts on Parenting
There is a great scene in the third Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which Indy (Harrison Ford) and his father (Sean Connery) discuss their relationship aboard a blimp heading out of Nazi Germany. Indy is … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, kids, parenting
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Monday Musings: Remembering My Brother Bill
Five years ago this week, my family—spouse and kids, brother and sister and their families, cousins—gathered in northern Massachusetts to say goodbye to my oldest brother, Bill, who had passed away earlier in the year after a brief, intense battle … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, Music, Writing
Tagged birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, family history, humor, kids, memories, mental health, music, siblings, substance abuse
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Monday Musings: The Wisdom and Love of Friends and Family
Many years ago — decades, in fact — in a rare moment of precocious insight, I wrote the following in my journal: “There is nothing like the wisdom and love of friends to remind us of who we are.” Even … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, cancer, college, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Edmund R. Schubert, family, friends, friendship, fun, Hampton Roads Writers Conference, high school, James Coe, John Hartness, kids, marriage, memories, mental health, music, parenting, teaching, the road, Travel, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Celebrating Nancy
I mention Nancy on this blog quite often, yet, I rarely write about her. Well, she has a big birthday coming up this week (tomorrow) — a BIG birthday — and so this seems as good a time as any … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, Fun, kids, parenting
Tagged birthdays, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, family history, kids, love, marriage, memories, parenting, personal history
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Professional Wednesday: Writing Through — A #HoldOnToTheLight Post
After running away from social media for six weeks, and ignoring publicity opportunities and the like, I feel a little funny offering any professional advice to anyone on anything. Which, I realize, is entirely wrong-headed. Sometimes the stuff we write … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Invasives, kids, nature, Novels, parenting, Radiants, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged #HoldOnToTheLight, blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, kids, mental health, parenting, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Wading Back In (and Why I Left)
Yes, I’m back, dipping my toes cautiously into the social media waters, gauging my mental state. I have a lot going on professionally right now, and I need to write about it, to boost the signal (as the market phrase … Continue reading
Posted in Belle Books, Business of publishing, Family, kids, nature, Novels, parenting, photography, Publicity, Publishing, travel, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Artifice and Craft, blogging, business of publishing, business of writing, cancer, conventions, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, DragonCon, Dragonesque, editing, Edmund R. Schubert, family, Hampton Roads Writers Conference, Kickstarter, kids, mental health, parenting, publishing, Treasures War Cycle, writing, writing business, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: So Many Of Us Just Coping — A #HoldOnToTheLight Post
So, I don’t know where this post is going. I feel it’s important to make that clear up front. And I also want to say that, all things considered, I am doing pretty well right now. Our older daughter’s health … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged #HoldOnToTheLight, blogging, current affairs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, kids, life issues, mental health, parenting, politics, writing, writing life
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