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Category Archives: Family
Monday Musings: Shutting Out the World
I have struggled some in recent weeks to come up with topics for my Monday Musings posts. One reason for this: I don’t want to overload readers with essays about family issues and mental health, though both are much in … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, Family, History, nature, parenting, Politics
Tagged birds, blogging, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, economy, family, global climate change, global warming, history, life issues, mental health, nature, politics, Russia, Ukraine, war
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Monday Musings: Baseball, Opening Day, and Childhood Dreams
Baseball season opens this week. That might not seem like a big deal to you. And in truth, it’s far less of a big deal for me now than it used to be. But once upon a time, Opening Day … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, kids, parenting, Sports
Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, dreams, family, fun, history, humor, kids, memories, New York Mets, New York Yankees, opening day, parenting, Roy White, sports
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Professional Wednesday: Why Fantasy, Why Magic?
My oldest brother, Bill, who we lost several years ago, was an avid reader. He loved books of all sorts. Every year, he made a list of the National Book Award nominees — finalists and books on the long list … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, character, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fantasy, genre, literary bias, literary fiction, literature, magic, magic systems, mystery, narrative, romance, science fiction, setting, world building, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: About That New Normal…
Don’t look now, but there is a new Omicron variant — the so-called “Stealth Omicron” — moving across Europe, and it is likely already here in the U.S. It is more contagious than the original Omicron, which is a little … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, medical science, pandemic, politics, science, social conflict, social issues, vaccination
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Professional Wednesday: A New Venture In a Different Medium
The title for today’s post actually should be “Semi-Professional Wednesday…” As many of you know, I am a fairly serious photographer and have been for some time. I have shown in local galleries, sold photos out of those galleries, and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Family, Fun, nature, photography
Tagged blogging, butterflies, conventions, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, gardening, nature, photography, wildflowers
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Monday Musings: The Things We Care About, a #HoldOntoTheLight Post
I honestly don’t know where this post is going, and so please bear with me as I work through my tangled thoughts. I am struck today — as I ponder a life that is both fraught and wonderful, complicated and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, parenting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged #HoldOnToTheLight, blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, emotional issues, emotional resilience, family, health issues, kids, mental health, parenting, writing
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Monday Musings: Some Weird Occurrences Have Me Thinking About Technology
This past week, I had a couple of weird experiences that made me feel like I was an extra in Poltergeist or Enemy of the State. And I thought I would share them with you because if I’m freaked out, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, technology
Tagged appliances, blogging, creepiness, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, devices, family, food, movies, privacy, surveillance, technology
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, Epilogue
This week I conclude my series of posts on how I came to be a professional writer. You can read the previous posts before moving on with this one. We’ll wait. [Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV] There! … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, History, Islevale Cycle, Novels, Publishing, Radiants, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of publishing, business of writing, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, fantasy, history, marriage, publishing, Radiants, Thieftaker, writing, writing business, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part IV
Continuing my series on how I came to be a professional writer . . . (Here are links to Part I, Part II, and Part III) When we left off last week, I had just received 1) an offer to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, History, kids, Novels, parenting, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged awards, blogging, business of writing, Children of Amarid, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, history, LonTobyn Chronicle, marriage, memories, parenting, publishing business, The Outlanders, Tor Books, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part III
Today I continue my series of posts on how I got started in writing. (If you want to catch up, you can find the first post here, and the second post here.) The subtitle of this collection of posts is … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fantasy, Friendship, History, Novels, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Children of Amarid, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, history, LonTobyn Chronicle, marriage, memory, publishing, publishing business, Sewanee, Stanford University, teaching, Terry Goodkind, Tom Doherty, Tor Books, Wizard's First Rule, writing, writing career, writing life
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