The Fictioneer

A blog about a writer’s fiction and truth, which are equally strange

I Can Hear The Mulch Laughing At Me

admin | May 28, 2009

I don’t think it would be possible to soak my heap of mulch any more thoroughly.  Today, we had yet another series of all-out downpours…really furious cats-and-dogs master blaster cloudbursts.  And so, the lawn continues to get higher, and the mulch continues to get wetter and heavier, and the grass beneath it gets deader.  If only [...]

That Mulch Won’t Move Itself

admin | May 27, 2009

Unfortunately, the mulch pile in my yard isn’t going anywhere.  I ordered it Friday, before I knew we were having company all weekend, and I did move a lot of it…but not all.  A good-sized heap still sits in the side yard like a hill, or maybe more like a mountain, since it isn’t going [...]

Holiday Hang-ups

admin | May 26, 2009

Well, I’m still trying to recover from my busy holiday weekend, plus my busy first day back at work.  Luckily, it poured rain this evening (and all day, too), so I had a good excuse to stay in and work on the writing this evening.  I can’t believe I cheered for rainy weather…but honestly, it [...]

Insanely Busy

admin | May 25, 2009

What happened to the weekend?  It feels like it was never even here.  Saturday, I saw Star Trek with my brother.  Wendy and I had company from out of town Saturday evening through Monday morning.  And Monday was by far the busiest day of all, when I tried to get everything done that I’d put [...]

Donations?

admin | May 22, 2009

Time for another change to this website.  Today, I added a “Donate” button that will enable visitors to pitch in to bribe my muse.  In other words, to buy chocolate “doubloons” for my wife, Wendy, who is most definitely a muse of high repute.  Keeping her happy keeps me from walking the plank, and that [...]

Amazon Store

admin | May 21, 2009

My new Amazon aStore is up and running!  I just set it up today, and I hope you’ll stop by and check it out.  Just click the link in the menu bar at the top of this home page…the link labeled “Jeschonek Central @ Amazon.”  When you get there, you’ll find a selection of books [...]

On the Mend

admin | May 20, 2009

Today was a wild day, thanks to problems at work, but I did get through it.  Tomorrow has got to be a better day, if for no other reason than that it’ll be a day closer to the long weekend.  Beautiful weather today, though, and I did get out in it…to mow the lawn and [...]

Small Steps

admin | May 20, 2009

I took some small steps today that I hope will bear future fruit.  For one thing, I sent out 8, count ‘em 8, queries to editors for my new urban fantasy.  I also got 5 more ready to go out!  Then, this evening, my wife and I finally signed the closing papers on our refinanced [...]

It’s a Sinus Infection, Stupid

admin | May 18, 2009

As you might remember, I’ve been sick for about a week now.  I went to one doctor at a local clinic over the weekend, and that individual informed me I had viral bronchitis.  No treatment needed, time heals all wounds.  But it kept getting worse, so I went to my regular doctor today.  He called [...]

Bronchitis! Mortgage! Gesundheit!

admin | May 17, 2009

Bronchitis is not as much fun as you might think.  I’ve had it a few days now, and it’s really putting a damper on my high spirits.  At least I’ve kept working hard on the writing side, though, generating a query and proposal for my latest novel.  I finished a bunch of revisions to that [...]