I talked about my dream writing space before, and then the room that we call the library another time. That workspace is almost ready. There is still a lot to do–paint to cover up, floor to clean up, and a desk to bolt. But this is where I’m going to be spending much of my time …
Even when I am at home, my mind maintains this need to explore. If I am not doing it through my writing, I am reading books. Whether I am looking over the Misty Mountains, or strolling through King’s Landing, or fleeing down the streets of Adrilankha, I always feel this need to travel far and wide, …
“Not all those who wander are lost…” Last weekend was a hell of a weekend. As usual, we hauled our now-rapidly growing family up the Hurley Forestry Service Road north of Pemberton, BC, which leads to a small town called Gold Bridge, for an overnight backpacking trip. We were last here during an epic camping …
Mik and I have been learning how to fish the past couple of weeks. When we first moved here, we were ecstatic by how close the lake was to our new home. A ten-minute walk will lead you right to the edge of the lake. So that first year, one of the things we did …
And what a year this has been. The years before–2012, 2013, and 2014 in particular–went by really fast, but this one has been a slow crawl. Some days I wake up feeling like a slug. It’s getting really cold and we’ve been sleeping on a futon in my parents’ basement since March. For a while, …
