High-Stakes Drama: Welder-Slash-Exotic-Dancer vs. Out-of-Control Train

There are many times in my life when I’ve run across a compelling story that kept me involved from the very beginning to the bitter end.  We’ve all been there, glued to every word, panting as we delve further into the psyche of characters who painfully discover they can’t get what they want.  A good…

How To Use an iPad as a Writer (Step 1: Delete Words with Friends)

We got the iPad back in April. Maybe it was May. (We moved and ended school years around that time, so I’m just glad I can narrow it down to two months.) When we got the iPad, I thought to myself, “Okay. Yay. I can figure out a way to up my productivity as a…