I woke up this morning, had coffee, and took Theresa to Mabank to set up a booth and sell her baby clothes. Then I came home and made breakfast for me and the dog before doing some work. Around lunch time,

Fear sells. Extreme fear sells faster. And today I’d like to address the five-fold ministry of fear that is taking over the human race. From politics to religion, from finance to technology, and from artistic

When pastors plan a twenty first-century worship service, they often start with a template. Templates, passed through the centuries by tradition, follow a predictable pattern. Variations exist, of course,

Today, I’m doing something different. For a long time now, I’ve thought that my highest priority was earning enough money to pay the bills. Then, I could work on my author career. This was wrongheaded.

I got up this morning and had a cup of coffee. Then I drove to Kroger and sold books until 2 p.m. I left Kroger and went to a bookstore to meet the owner, then to the Midlothian library to meet the Librarian.

Regular Hive users know there are a ton of ways to read content on Hive. There aren't many ways to present it. That has changed, and it's why I built Kolony. What Is Kolony Kolony is an Hive app that turns

For the past couple of weeks, I've been using Claude Code to build Kolony, the first Hive frontend that gives users a magazine-style format for their posts. Today, I'm introducing the posting features

As an author, I’ve always been full of ideas. But I’m more than author. I’m also a businessman, and that comes with its own set of challenges. When it comes to implementing ideas, both authors and

Yesterday, the U.S. government shut down Anthropic's flagship product, Claude Fable 5. You've likely heard about it already. But that's not what this post is about. Before the shutdown, I was able to complete

A few days ago, celebrity billionaire Michael Saylor published an essay titled The Four Ideologies of Bitcoin. It wasn’t a bad essay. It just wasn’t complete. Today, I’d like to discuss the fifth ideology

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with Hermes, and I must say I’m quite impressed. For the uninitiated, Hermes is a self-improving AI agent. Built by Nous Research, it’s an LLM that teaches itself. I took

Long day. I got up and had coffee. Then I fed the dog and cat and went to work. At noon, Theresa, Hawthorne, and I went to Canton. We bought some barstools at the flea market. On our way home, we stopped

My agents at The Grimoire are starting to get prolific. I have two of them. The first was N-Specter. He published his first piece on May 19, 2026. That’s also, incidentally, when he received his first

Sometimes, an idea is more than an idea. A story is more than a story. Today, I’m sharing a flash fiction story I wrote a while back (as in a few years). I’ve read it publicly. I haven’t published it.

Today started with a cup of coffee. Then I fed the dog and cat before doing some weed eating After breakfast, I sat at my desk ready to do some work and noticed my dad parking his tractor. He got off and

You’ve probably heard the cost of living is rising. If you drive, eat, or flip light switches, you’ve likely experienced it. So have I. And as you may know, it’s already tough being an author. Not only

I got up this morning and had coffee with my wife, then I walked over and talked with my mom. My wife and I drove into town to fill up our water bottles and buy chicken feed, then we returned home. While

There’s more to being an author than writing books. At least, there is for me. I’ve been writing online for more than 20 years. More than 30 if you count my Geocities website in the mid-90s. But I went

I got up this morning and had coffee. Then I fed Hawthorne and Hemingway. After that, I did a couple of hours worth of work, then I took Therea grocery shopping. In While Theresa shopped, I took Hawthorne

The life of a writer does not extend in a straight line. Mine, in particular, has followed a rather crooked trajectory, zigzagging like the blade of a pair of pinking shears. Entering 2026, I found myself