When I asked my readers to help select the right portrait of Luke Kimball, I did not expect a lot of answers. And in truth, I did not get many. But what I did get was great personal reactions as to what the potential images represented. To that end here is Luke Kimball, the Divided…
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Help me Create The Divided Man Book One Main Character
One of the things I do to help me ideate the books I write is work with an AI program to generate character images and scenes. Seeing my characters come to life as portraits excite me and help me place them in more interesting dilemmas. I’ve been working on the portrait of Luke Kimball, the…
Phantasy Star on The TigerChainsaw Show
Every so often I get on the phone with Seth Newman, host of the TigerChainsaw video game Vlog, to talk about the Sega Master System days and how many of those good old games came to be. Back then I was a hardcore gamer and product manager with a Don Johnson haircut and a penchant…
The Divided Man Book One Now Available on Amazon.com
I am excited to announce that The Divided Man Book One is now available on Amazon.com in Kindle and Peperback formats. The book offers a fast-paced adventure into a world where the prayer of the Ghost Dance, the last great spiritual movement of the Lakota people, has come to life. The Ghost Dance ended in…
One of the Hardest Things About Writing a Book
One of the hardest things about writing a book is finding creative ways to bring your stories to life beyond words. I am exploring AI art and basically learning how to tell a story to an artificial intelligence so that it demonstrates an understanding with an image. This is a learning curve as shown by…
A.I. Art Bloopers
When doing character development with AI tools, combining Santa Claus and the apocalypse may not deliver the desired outcome. I wanted a sage old guy but got……#midjourneybloopers #aiart #midjourneyart #author #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #psychedelic #santa #surrealart #midjourney #apocalypse #apocalypseart #multiverse #sciencefiction #upcomingauthor #thedividedman #sauerjohnactual
Better to be a Warrior in a Garden
It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war. You fully understand this when you have spent time in a branch of service or as a responder and have earned the tools to defend, fight, to save lives. You better appreciate the simple joy of making things grow….
A Man And His Dog
I wonder who was the first human to befriend a canine. Was it a wolf or a dire wolf or hyena, or some other creature long extinct? We may never know but I am grateful for Trout the Texas Heeler.
The Divided Man Evolutions
It’s been about 10 years since I released The Divided Man. In that time much has happened in the world and in my head that has impacted how I think about the story, the meaning of the mythological characters, and how the story should evolve to be relevant in our world today. To that end,…
The Expired Food Experiment
[Spoiler alert, I did not die.] We all know to look for the expiration date on foods. This is extremely relevant on highly perishable items such as dairy, meat, and eggs. But what about canned foods? Do a google search on eating expired canned foods and you get a bewildering amount of conflicting information on…