Why read this?

The initial plan here was to share notes, lists, works in progress, poems, photos, ruminations, with dollops of self-promotion.

Then my career blew up in my face.

That happened when my college, where I taught for many years, announced it would close.

And then my mom died. Something I had neither expected or prepared for.

So now the plan is to chronicle that change in life and career.

I’ll still write about nerdy stuff and poems and Queen. But I’d be dishonest with you if I wasn’t going to write about the end of a teaching career and grief and all that comes with it.

I’m trying to tell some honest stories and make some sort of meaning out of it all. I want people to read this for the right reasons. I want to have a relationship with my readers and feel comfortable writing about what I want to write.

Why subscribe?

I’m new at this. This being Substack, there is a paid tier. If you want to do that, that would be great.

And if you do subscribe, drop me a line and I will mail to you free of charge any of my books that I have on hand in the archives: Shader, Harsh Realm, God Save My Queen and God Save My Queen II.

If you do pay to subscribe, you can read all the posts. I have most of the posts open for you to read, but I have archived some for paid subscribers.

If you want a free subscription, let me know, I will send you one. And of course, paid or unpaid, you can unsubscribe at any time.

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