Happy 2021!
2020 is over and for some of you out there it couldn’t be over fast enough! Regardless of how adversely you’ve been affected by the various events of this year (pandemic, protests, lockdowns, elections,...
Category: Misc
Social Media Update
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed I haven’t been very active lately. This is partly due to being busy, but it’s also a conscious decision. As good as Twitter is for...
Writing Update: Very Short Fiction, Contest Wins, and What Else I’m Doing
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about what I’m doing writing-wise. My laxity with the blog of late might suggest I’m not doing a lot. And there’s some truth to that. But let’s...
Writer Merch!
This is just a quick post to let you know that my writer friend, Katja Schulz, has created some awesome reader and writer merch. She has a range of mugs, shirts, bags, phone covers...
This Is Not the Colin Smith You’re Looking For…
… or maybe it is…?? I’ve been surprised at how many other Colin Smiths there are. I’ve counted four of us so far at work. And online? One can only imagine! There is one...
That “Lessons Learned” Post…
Back on my birthday, I said I would post a “lessons learned over the past 50 years” article sometime. Well, now’s that time. Don’t worry, I’m not going to ramble on about how kids...
Some Pandemic Thoughts
Right now you’re probably tired of hearing the words “coronavirus,” “pandemic,” “COVID-19,” and so on. This post is not intended to add to your annoyance. Rather, my intention is to document some of my...
The Big 5-0
Yes, today is my birthday. I was born in 1970. Do the math. 🙂 I was going to post a reflective article about all the things I’ve learned over the past fifty years, and...
Happy New Year!
I thought I’d start the year off with a blog post. Not much to say yet, but I’m hoping this is the beginning of a more active blog year. At the very least you...
