Tag Archives: D.B. Jackson

Monday Musings: Hate Has No Place In Thanksgiving

Posted on November 21, 2022 by dbjackson

I had fully intended to write a fairly typical Thanksgiving week post — things I’m thankful for, what the holiday means to me, etc. I can’t now. Because once again, America is killing its own. This weekend, a quick perusal … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: What I Learned During a Recent Visit With Claude Monet

Posted on November 16, 2022 by dbjackson

Last week, Nancy and I were traveling for her work, and we had the opportunity to spend a day and a half in New York City. We had dinners with our older daughter, we attended some university functions, Nancy had … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Midterms Round-up — Orange is the New Blech!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by dbjackson

This time last week, I was lamenting the what I saw as inevitable advances by anti-democratic forces in this year’s midterm elections. Yes, I was worried my party would take a drubbing, but more, I feared elections in Arizona, Nevada, … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Another Celtic Urban Fantasy Teaser!

Posted on November 9, 2022 by dbjackson

This is a busy week and I have a lot going on. No time to sit still and write a Professional Wednesday post. And why should I when what you REALLY want is another teaser from my upcoming Celtic urban … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Elections, John Adams, and the Future of Our Republic

Posted on November 7, 2022 by dbjackson

Back in September 2020, as we lurched toward the Presidential election, I wrote a piece for this blog on the peaceful transfer of power. In it, I warned of the dangerous path followed by the former inhabitant of the White … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Special Guest Joelle Presby

Posted on November 2, 2022 by dbjackson

I first met Joelle Presby several years back at a convention, and I was struck straight off by a number of things. 1) She’s just plain nice. That’s certainly not unheard of in the publishing world, but it’s also not … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Memories of Halloweens Past

Posted on October 31, 2022 by dbjackson

We live in a small subdivision outside of our little college town. Our neighborhood consists of maybe eighteen houses, only a handful of them with young children. I bring this up today because it’s Halloween and while usually I find … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: An Alternative to NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 26, 2022 by dbjackson

First off, many thanks to those who offered feedback on last week’s post, in which I asked for input regarding what I might work on next. I appreciate your thoughts. The general consensus appears to be that there is no … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Thoughts on Parenting

Posted on October 24, 2022 by dbjackson

There is a great scene in the third Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which Indy (Harrison Ford) and his father (Sean Connery) discuss their relationship aboard a blimp heading out of Nazi Germany. Indy is … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: In Which I Ask You, What Should I Write Next?

Posted on October 19, 2022 by dbjackson

As I discussed at length in last week’s Professional Wednesday post, I have recently completed a first draft of the third book in my contemporary Celtic urban fantasy, The Chalice Wars. The novel needs to sit for a while before … Continue reading →

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