Blazing Pine Cone Posts

Sun Dec 22 2024 | The Christmas I was tasered by two police officers wearing blue surgical masks

Sat Dec 21 2024 | "Now, that has got to be one of the most romantic stories I have ever heard!"

Thu Dec 19 2024 | Audible has (finally!) approved the audiobook edition of All the Humans Are Sleeping

Tue Dec 17 2024 | "I have a slightly insane idea," I told my psychotherapist

Wed Dec 11 2024 | How the Dutch conquered the North Sea one massive oak windmill at a time

Mon Dec 9 2024 | Dentist accuses me of being "a little warped" after reading All the Humans Are Sleeping

Sun Dec 8 2024 | The Prince of Peace... gets angry

Sat Dec 7 2024 | Join me at The People's Reset in Mexico and I'll gift you a signed copy of my latest novel

Fri Dec 6 2024 | "...there is no need to have rogue machines turning against humans..."

Wed Dec 4 2024 | To-do list item #1: Describe the tongue of a woodpecker

Mon Dec 2 2024 | All the Humans Are Sleeping: Paperback and ebook now available

Sun Dec 1 2024 | My latest and scariest guest at today's book launch

Sat Nov 30 2024 | Aristotle with an Aussie accent

Fri Nov 29 2024 | Doctor loses license for claiming that a walk in nature will support your immune system

Thu Nov 28 2024 | Which audiobook cover do you like better?

Wed Nov 27 2024 | Mad Dug hated everything about my first novel except...

Tue Nov 26 2024 | Would you like a free, advance copy of the All of the Humans Are Sleeping audiobook?

Mon Nov 25 2024 | "Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then..."

Sun Nov 24 2024 | "Serious goosebumps" coming next Sunday...

Fri Nov 22 2024 | "...an act of self-hatred and extreme disrespect to self..."

Wed Nov 20 2024 | Make Atherosclerosis Great Again

Tue Nov 19 2024 | This one-two jab is literally out of this world

Mon Nov 18 2024 | Voice actress(es) needed for All the Humans Are Sleeping book launch

Sat Nov 16 2024 | Is the book always better than the movie?

Fri Nov 15 2024 | What's wrong with a "dry desert" and a "wet lake"?

Thu Nov 14 2024 | The reason why books are often hard to translate into movies

Wed Nov 13 2024 | 479 edits and retakes

Tue Nov 12 2024 | Texan Trumper Versus Woke Techie

Mon Nov 11 2024 | Preventing (rather than predicting) World War III

Fri Nov 8 2024 | Why we need to vote... every day for ourselves

Wed Nov 6 2024 | Is Trump a Trojan horse?

Mon Nov 4 2024 | Is it just me... or has this presidential race become the most petty and childish in U.S. history?

Fri Nov 1 2024 | Combating (real) racism in the 1960s and (real) fascism in the 2020s