Wordsmithing
🗂️The First Spark of a Story
🗂️The First Spark of a Story
Wordsmithing
Some stories arrive fully formed, others start with just a name.
May 29, 2026
🗂️When AI Goes Off The Rails
🗂️When AI Goes Off The Rails
Wordsmithing
The Danger of Polished Nonsense
May 22, 2026
Whisker’s Instagram Story ARC
Whisker’s Instagram Story ARC
Wordsmithing
This is a live feed from my Instagram account. It is supposed to show how a story can unfold through pictures.
May 9, 2026
🗂️Social Media Storytelling
🗂️Social Media Storytelling
Wordsmithing
Learn how to use story arcs on social media to grow your audience.
April 25, 2026
🗂️AI, Reality, and Critical Thinking
🗂️AI, Reality, and Critical Thinking
Wordsmithing
AI: A practical look at reality, reflection, and staying grounded in a digital world.
April 10, 2026
🗂️What is Substack?
🗂️What is Substack?
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Substack is an email newsletter service I use to send occasional essays, updates, and behind-the-scenes notes directly to readers.
April 8, 2026
📓Late One Summer
📓Late One Summer
Wordsmithing
My Summer in a Gospel Group We were a small Southern gospel group — more garage band than anything polished. A keyboardist who carried the lead, a guitarist, a drummer, two other singers, and me. There was an older gentleman who’d sing a featured solo. Very moving. We weren’t great. But we had something. We […]
March 29, 2026
📓God of Life
📓God of Life
Wordsmithing
Before I was born you knew me. You gazed on me with love and rocked me in the arms of hope.
March 7, 2026
📓Two Knives
📓Two Knives
Wordsmithing
A short work about two confrontations—one involving steel, the other exposure—and what remains after the doors close.
March 6, 2026
📓Death and Dying
📓Death and Dying
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Death: When I am gone and not alive, my exploits never told,
I hope you remember me as I was, before I grew this old.
March 1, 2026
📓A First Day I Won’t Forget
📓A First Day I Won’t Forget
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Shortly after I arrived, the placement agency that had sent me there called. They were apologetic. They told me they could reassign me immediately if I wanted out. I told them no. I would stay and complete the job.
February 7, 2026
🗂️Website Hosting (Limited Availability)
🗂️Website Hosting (Limited Availability)
Wordsmithing
I offer simple WordPress website setup and hosting for individuals who need a clean, functional site without the complexity of agency or DIY.
February 1, 2026
📓Connectivity & Broken Connections
📓Connectivity & Broken Connections
Wordsmithing
The web was still new then—not vastly public, not casual. Database-driven website connections were custom-built, expensive, and rare.
January 24, 2026
📓The Pilot Plant
📓The Pilot Plant
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Most days, it was just the two of us. He was older than I was and knew the procedures by heart, the kind of person who respected every step because he understood what depended on it.
January 15, 2026
📓The Rain
📓The Rain
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The expressway wraps the city in monotony, passing warehouses and exits that no longer bother to announce themselves. That night, the rain drenched everything.
January 13, 2026
📚Published Books on Amazon
📚Published Books on Amazon
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These are all of my published books. I do really appreciate all of the support I've received, positive and constructive, and I can't wait to see what Adventures are next.
January 9, 2026
🧩Criss-Cross, Word Search, & More
🧩Criss-Cross, Word Search, & More
Wordsmithing
Puzzles and activities based on Whiskers' adventures. Solve criss-cross and word search puzzles. Help Whiskers through a maze!
December 6, 2025
📓The Crossing
📓The Crossing
Wordsmithing
Footsteps pass through the room. Voices spill and fade. Someone weeps. Someone prays. All of them kind, and all of them far away.
November 17, 2025
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October 30, 2025
The Shadow Train
The Shadow Train
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Smoke on the horizon, moon ridin’ low,
Steel rails hummin’ where cold winds blow.
A train and its shadow, side by side.
Ridin’ the rails with nothing to hide.
October 28, 2025
📓A Rare Case of Parasomnia
📓A Rare Case of Parasomnia
Wordsmithing
A quiet, intimate short story exploring unconscious desire, marriage, and the subtle distance between two people sharing the same room.
October 28, 2025
Moths of Moonlight Hollow | Whiskers Adventures
Moths of Moonlight Hollow | Whiskers Adventures
Wordsmithing
You’ve stumbled into the Whiskers Adventure Series: a world where cats solve puzzles, books lead to treasure maps, and games might teach you something (gasp).
October 1, 2025
Relationships
Relationships
Memoirs, Wordsmithing
A poem about how life's improvisations.
July 18, 2025
Short Works & Essays
Short Works & Essays
Wordsmithing
Sometimes an observation or a memory will trigger a short story. A writer writes.
July 22, 2023