by MarktheAuthor | Nov 21, 2025 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Legacy Double Trouble Johnny Horton Martin hopped out of the pickup with the energy of a teenager. I stepped out to greet him, the big chalky sky of late November embracing me with a chilly promise. Johnny narrowed his eyes and offered me a disarming grin. “You come...
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 | 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...
by MarktheAuthor | May 6, 2025 | Amateur Sleuth, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Fiction, Process, Short Story, Writing
Installment Eight of Me and ChatGPT Note to readers: This article contains content created by LLM ChatGPT. The story portion is the product of my prompt and ChatGPT’s response. The rest of the article is my unadulterated creation, thunk up out of my own brain. Please,...
