It is official, I am no longer the minister, nor am I part of the fellowship and community that we started here in Central Texas. The separation was mutual and involved theological and spiritual differences we have with the new eldership of the Church. While the differences were theological and spiritual and not personal, there […]
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WrongThink Sci-Fi Givewaway
Howdy Partners, I know we all like free GOOD books, but the word “free” doesn’t mean what it used to back in early days of the e-book revolution. Everyone is giving away free books these days, and frankly, most of them aren’t very good. People have gotten wary of “free.” Well, here is a free […]
Pure Texas Longhorns
There are two animals we could be talking about… Cattle with long horns, or Longhorn Cattle. the two things are not synonymous. Unhappily, most Longhorns are “wronghorns.” They are not pure Texas Longhorns. And the difference is important. True and pure Texas Longhorns are profoundly different from the commercial cows (actually European breeds) that […]
Order the Beyond Off-Grid DVD
I just received my Beyond Off-Grid documentary DVD! This is a documentary film inspired by my non-fiction book Surviving Off Off-Grid. You can order your DVD now, they are shipping! Buy It Now!
East and West: Killing Characters
American literature in particular is a lot more ego based. Readers often read and enjoy stories specifically because they identify with a character. It is about them first and the story second. Killing central characters, especially popular protagonists or main characters, can be devastating to American readers
The Return of Realism
By “falsity” I mean this: within a fiction story the distinct elements of the plot need to have some anchor in reality – in the world we actually live in. Even if a story is set in outer space or deep into the future or in the made-up fantasy world of Middle Earth, there needs to be a sense of reality and truth, such that this event or place or action could have happened somewhere that is real.
Time Looter!
IF WE HIT THE TOP 20, AAP will give 5 FREE AUDIOBOOKS — any audiobook you want (as long as it is available on Audible) — to five randomly selected members of my email list. In addition, one member of my email list will be selected to receive a free Time Looter paperback when they are available… SOON.
Something Awesome This Way Comes
Dragon Award winner Nick Cole and I wrote a book that came out over a year ago. People loved it. It was lauded and applauded. It got 117 reviews and maintained a 4.7 star average in under two months of publication.
The Community Way: Projects and More
In our worldview, we help one another without going through a “middle man.” For example, we have a healthcare fund that is there to help if someone needs it, and we give money regularly that goes into the fund for that purpose. If someone needs something, we all pitch in. If someone is sick and needs help on their homestead, we all pitch in. If someone needs a fence built, we all pitch in. And we do it because we are all benefited by it in so many ways.
REDOUBT: A Short Story of the Apocalypse
When you have a few friends over for the weekend and the world decides to go off a cliff…
Are you a “Prepper”? What kind?
Just what are you anyway? Are you a “prepper?” Are you a “survivalist?” Maybe you consider yourself a “prudent-planner-aheader.” Are you a an “off-gridder,” a “plain person,” a “homesteader,” “back-to-the-lander,” “agrarian separatist,” a “foil-hatted bean-butter-and bullet buying whack-a-doodle”??
A Day in the Life of an Off-Grid Author, Part 1
That’s something you have to think about in this life – another thing that makes life deliberate – you can’t just flip a switch and expect light to miraculously appear. Light is something you have to think about beforehand.
