This video is about making art, and it’s by Louise Fletcher, a painter. While I am not primarily an artist now, I started out in art school long, long ago intending to devote my life to art. Hahaha, no. That did not happen. Instead, I moved on to a whole… Continue reading
Author Steven F. Havill, 81, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026. A private cremation has taken place, and no formal services will be held. The family requests a period of private mourning and respectfully asks that no flowers, gifts, or phone calls be sent or made at this time…. Continue reading
I’ll be at Concho AZ Public Library on Wednesday September 9. Hope to see some fans of Jessie Torres there! Mapquest directions I’ll be at the Pie Town Pie Festival on Saturday, September 12, from around 9 a.m. till we decide to go home. I’m sharing a vendor booth… Continue reading
For those who actually read my books, here is a report on the work in progress (WIP), the fourth book in the Mangas County Mysteries series. As of last night when I shut down the computer, the document is 38 pages long. That might not sound like much, but you’d… Continue reading
I’m going to say right away that while I do use spell check and basic AI search engines, and I use PaintShop Pro to process my photos and create other digital art, those are tools. I do not use AI generation to write my words for me or create my… Continue reading
I’ve got a problem with AI and okay, maybe it’s just me. Not everybody feels this way. But this is me, and this is what my problem with AI is: Way back when I was in art school and working on a sketch or whatever, and the art instructor came… Continue reading
The Artemis II crew just got done with a media Q&A session an hour ago or so. What’s interesting is that all the questions to crew members were basically, ‘what do you feel about…’ They were not being asked about what they were doing, but what they were feeling. We… Continue reading
My 2026 annual art workbook is full of ugly art and other experiments. Sometimes the ugly duckling becomes the swan, but that’s not the point of the workbook. The point is to experience making art and to stretch the envelope in order to grow as an artist. This is the… Continue reading
I updated my Goodreads author blurb, because the next book in my Mangas County Mysteries series is still on track for late April/early May release. I’m pretty sure the final cover is good to go, but I’ll share only when it’s absolutely for sure! Lif Strand’s first novel, Evolution Device,… Continue reading
A week ago I posted this photo of my book stack on Facebook. Here’s a report on the books: > Archangel – returned unread because when I asked the library for it I didn’t realize it would be my third reread… and I remembered too much of it. > The… Continue reading