Author Archive: tyunglebower

Words of Warning About Obsession

I suffered a number or irritations this weekend, which of course is never fun. But if it must happen, it becomes somewhat easier to bare when there is a lesson in it. Or at least a lesson parked nearby. My two biggest irritations may not seem connected at first. They didn’t even to me, until …

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Still Too XYZ

The other day I was going way back in this blog’s history, and even back into the Too XYZ days. The initial intent was to go back and remove comments and in some cases guest posts from former friends of mine who have either stopped talking to me, or in a few cases straight up …

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Announcing the Launch Date for “Thank You For Ten”

I mentioned last week I would have an announcement about when my short story collection would be made available for purchase. I’m here to keep my word on that front. I’m happy (and more than a tad nervous) to announce here today that Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater  will launch on …

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An Open Letter to an Audience Member

For the purposes of this letter, I’ll refer to the addressee as Mr. Barnes.   Dear Mr. Barnes, Since yesterday was the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare, I thought it appropriate that I write to you today. But as the man himself said, “brevity is the sole of wit.” I’m sure you can appreciate that, and I’ll not …

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“Thank You For Ten” Covers and Proofreading

As I mentioned last week, I was down to three possible covers for Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater. I have made that decision, and while I won’t give a great deal of detail about it here, (I want there to be some surprise for you when the book is available!), I’ll …

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