Author, business owner, dad. Being these 3 things alone puts a lot of demands on my time, and I’m always examining how I can be smarter about balancing them all. Which is why the Rucksack Press site is moving. I’ve blogged at my other site, Antsaint, since 2004. It’s most of where I’m known and … Read more
3 new pieces out and about in the world: Paying It Forward Starts With You – #Amwriting (dot org) Bringing bitters back – Register-Guard, Tastings – Andrea Loreto revives a centuries-old Italian tradition at his Eugene microdistillery, conjuring captivatingly complex botanical flavors in Calisaya Liqueur Print only – “No More Soft Pickles” appears on p. 36 of … Read more
You’d think I’d remember to take pictures of my homebrew I used to better about it, that’s for sure. Then again, when homebrewing meets parenting, I can live with forgetting to take some pictures of this latest batch. As this beer was brewed with a fair bit of coriander seed, this photo of some coriander … Read more
Apricot homebrew all the time It’s no secret that our Majic Apricot Pale Ale is one of our favorite homebrews. Based on Magic Hat #9 from out of Vermont, Jodie and I never get enough of the fruit-meets-hops that makes this pale ale a refreshing anytime beer. The first batch from 2009 is a still-fond … Read more
See you in Portland! From Aug. 3-5, I’ll be at the 2012 Willamette Writers Conference, in a combo role as author Anthony and co-chair of the Willamette Writers Mid-Valley Chapter. It’s going to be a whirlwind 3 days of meeting with agents, connecting with colleagues and getting the skinny on the latest in editing, marketing … Read more
See you in Portland! From Aug. 3-5, I’ll be at the 2012 Willamette Writers Conference, in a combo role as author Anthony and co-chair of the Willamette Writers Mid-Valley Chapter. It’s going to be a whirlwind 3 days of meeting with agents, connecting with colleagues and getting the skinny on the latest in editing, marketing … Read more