Feb 24, 2021
This is really the last reading with Karl before John heads off to school. Reading the part of Karl fills me with so many memories as I think about his inspiration, the man behind the story. I truly miss the real Karl. We saw some amazing places in the world together when I was young. And I got yelled at my fair...
Feb 17, 2021
I first visited Gettysburg at the age of 14. My sister and I went on perhaps a 10 mile walk with only an obscure walking guide, written in 19th Century jargon, and no GPS or phone. Our parents dropped us off and we started for the woods. That was my first experience visiting a Civil War site. Since then I have...
Feb 10, 2021
I spent ten years thinking about lucid dreaming as I wrote this book and never experienced it myself except one time (was the inspiration for a much later chapter!). Then I really studied all the many ways to spark lucidity and I had a flurry of lucid dreams. These came when my baby would not sleep at all, so I...
Feb 3, 2021
Decided to share the first 2 chapters together, although I would not recommend trying to record a curmudgeon voice late at night while experiencing allergies. John is going to need friends or at least an ally to survive sleeping life...enter Karl, a favorite among beta-readers. He's certainly a favorite of mine....