Tadpole’s Glory

Tadpole’s Glory

I lived in Carmel, Indiana, for 12 years. It was a lovely place, filled with roundabouts and art. It often lands on those Top 10 Places to Live lists that magazines publish annually to sell grass seed and kitchen redesigns. It has good schools, low...
Trendy Booze

Trendy Booze

(Below is an excerpt from Tales From a Roundabout: Volume 4. Enjoy!) Doug Murphy paced back and forth in the reception area of the Aztec Hillbilly Brewery headquarters in Carmel, Indiana. It was only a month until the Fourth of July, and Doug was the city employee in...
Greek Food and Toe Knuckles

Greek Food and Toe Knuckles

I’m a member of a Facebook group called Indy Local Foodies. Now before we get started, let’s get this out of the way. I’m not a foodie. I’ve never been described as a foodie, nor do I use that word in conversations on a regular basis. I joined because it’s a great...
A New Pile of Literature

A New Pile of Literature

Today is Launch Day. My next collection of stories set in my current hometown of Carmel, Indiana is available. It contains five more episodes chronicling the lives of characters like Mayor Teddy Wiggins, Officer Lupinsky, and the boys from Lakewood Estates. There will...
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Did I write today’s post? Or did a computer do it? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used for some incredible and scary applications all around us. In April alone, 1000 new AI apps were released. Recently a publisher announced they were publishing a children’s...