I think about how fate and time and stars have conspired against us, against our pursuit of pleasure and the comfortable embrace of our company.

How many cans of energy drink will you have to drink in order for you to drop dead? I'm glad you asked that question!

Big Bend, Wisconsin native, Paul Stender grew up racing motorcycles and snowmobiles.

When I first started reading novels as a young teen, I started by raiding the Stephen King section of the public library.

Author Colin Andrews opens up his first novel like a poker dealer dishing out several hands at once. You are introduced to several characters in short order as the action gets fired up right away.

There are times when things start to over flow and you end up losing perspective. You stop caring. You get angry. In short, you go Honey Badger.

I am a huge fan of stories that take me along for the ride. I like larger than life characters, feats of derring do, magic, passion. They make for a great time.

So I decided to write something a little more serious for my new submission. It didn't win but I was happy with the fort and it gave me an idea for a short story to play with.

I love to write but with life being what it is, I don't have the time to indulge in it as often as I would like.

As I tried to figure out where to park my brain for an hour while writings today's entry, I got to surfing. Nothing quite like the random nonsense on Google to keep you in idle, is there?