Jack Stern, a novella.
Ray’s Rave Reviews, a t-shirt.
Ticket to Ride: the Fullers, a board game mod.
because the middle child never gives up.
As part of an ongoing, multi-year pitch to convince my parents to adopt a Great Dane, I wrote a sixty-thousand word novella about a dog-napped Great Dane helping a detective solve the case of the missing whiskey.
“What did you bring to my town?” Amash asked?
Jack Stern’s Cheshire-cat smile shown in the dark. “A quick re-election.”
Printed via Amazon KDP., you can read the first three chapters here.
how to stay in touch with my friends
My five friends and I watch Hallmark movies and then nitpick them to a tangle of threads. We even give out awards.
You can find our rankings here, and a silly video below commemorating the first ten Hallmark Kisses (and some inside jokes).
But does watching Hallmark movies mean I can write a Hallmark movie? I spent five days trying: Make Room for Christmas.
a shirt that gets the person behind you talking
My friend, Ray, is known for his pithy movie reviews.
-> Mission Impossible Fallout: “Hot Garbage.”
-> The Meg: “Better than Mission Impossible Fallout.”
-> Dunkirk: “Thank you, Nolan.”
So, for this 40th, I had to make a t-shirt.
Ticket to Ride: The Fullers
My family’s board games nights get personal, so I made and printed a variant for our favorite game, Ticket to Ride, that was real personal. Like, make a magnifying glass inset to our childhood backyard personal.
Shared vacations and memories became our arena.
