by MarktheAuthor | Nov 21, 2025 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Dilemma of Duties The Nokia slipped free as I checked for signal bars. Its first contact with the motor snapped it shut. The compact black brick bounced through the engine compartment with the energy of a pinball. My hand chased it halfway through the power labyrinth...
by MarktheAuthor | Nov 14, 2025 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Serialized, Writing
Call Me Careful When a kid goes missing, there’s really no possible way to justify the importance of a seventy thousand dollar car sale. I was elbow-deep in 240Z engine grease, replacing the ignition switch for the umpteenth time, when my sister, Renée, called to test...
by MarktheAuthor | Nov 14, 2025 | Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Beginnings are impossible. I’ve been starting the author game for 20-plus years. It rarely appears as work in progress. Fits and starts. That’s my record. Fits lead to starts/restarts lead to fits, ad nauseam. Time to stop beginning and advance. Accept my invitation...
by MarktheAuthor | Sep 19, 2025 | Life, Personal, Process, Writing
A Portent Of Trouble “I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.” —...
by MarktheAuthor | May 17, 2025 | Life, Personal, Process
April 27, 1983 - March 7, 2025 A Eulogy: Courage, Kindness and Love Preface I wrote this and delivered it at Miranda’s memorial service. It is a speech, so judge the writing accordingly. I’ve included some points within the post to clarify what I believe...
