Tag Archives: humor

What Keeps Nyx Going?

Keeping the Prodigy of Rainbow Tower theme going, I’m doing the fun list of what Nyx needs to motivate her.  Let’s see what she lists: Magic. Relaxing with a mug of ale. Finding new ways to punish guys that pinch … Continue reading

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Another Warning to Authors! (1,000th Post)

This is my 1,000th post, so I felt I should make an important public service announcement.  This is for all authors that spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer and churning out their books.  Well, it … Continue reading

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Guest Post by Robert Davis

The following is a guest blog by Robert Davis of Miscreant Thoughts and Lesser Things.  It is a special anniversary guest blog that he sent to me. Hello Readers, I am one of Charles associates, and if you are reading … Continue reading

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Origins: The Slumber War

Darwin Slepsnor is an anomaly among my heroes.  I can never put my finger on why Darwin stands out so much.  Is it because he’s a lovable halfling instead of a seasoned warrior?  Is it because he’s my first spell-casting … Continue reading

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Guest Blog: Do’s and Dont’s of Indie Authoring by Ionia Martin

This week’s guest blog is brought to us by the delightful, funny, and hard-working Ionia Martin of Readful Things.  She also is the mastermind behind The Community Storyboard where writers and readers from all walks of life can gather for … Continue reading

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Choose Your Own Adventure Poem

This is my poem for the Thursday Poetry Prompt from We Drink Because We’re Poets. I wander through the kitchen Stomach growling like a dogSo little to ingest A naked can of soup Or possible some beans? The makings of … Continue reading

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Garbage Truck Amok!

This is an attempt at a children’s story that my friend and I were going to attempt.  I finished the writing part, but we never got around to illustrating.  Presently, I’m not sure with to do with it.  I figured … Continue reading

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Sneak Peek: Never Mess With Fizzle

(Note:  This is from the book that I’m currently working on, so it has not been edited.  It’s just been a big Fizzle week, so I thought I’d give him a shining moment here.) Fizzle darts around the clearing surrounding … Continue reading

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Steps to Giving Your Toddler His Morning Vitamin

After a 6 hour battle over getting the toddler to take his vitamin, I’ve decided to give the play-by-play for such an event. Get vitamin. Get toddler. Politely offer vitamin. Retrieve vitamin from the floor. Demand ingestion of vitamin in … Continue reading

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Poem Duet: Angel Cakes & Devil Dogs

I was asked by Comfortably Numb to do a poem duet with her.  After some discussion and typical ‘you start, no you start’, we came up with the following: Don’t you want it? Aren’t you tempted? I’ll help you decide … Continue reading

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