The York Hoard: 8/12/2026

I Talk!I returned from my 10 day silent vipassana meditation retreat on Sunday, and splash landed back into life like an Apollo capsule reentry. 😭(Yes, I’ll be writing some separate posts about my experience at the retreat!)Work did not pile up too high, but then, I...

The York Hoard: 5/28/2026

The Merry Month of MayMay is always weird for me, a time of trauma, transitions, and STUFF. This year was a good one, overall, but very busy. Along with ALL THE WRITING (orz) the organization I work for, Novo Collegian Alliance, helped current graduating students of...

The York Hoard: 4/24/2026

THE CAR!!!So if you don’t know (why would you?) I’ve been car-less since about 2010. Yes, really. Yes, I mean “not owning a car.” Yes, yes, NO CAR AT ALL. I know that in Florida that is near insanity, since about 98.9% of the state’s “public transportation” is hardly...

The York Hoard: 3/11/2026

Yes, ReallyAbout a week ago I came down with something that was maybe norovirus or something like it. I didn’t get a fever or body aches just, uh, intestinal upset. The intestines, they were displeased and let me know it! Knocked me out for a day or so and I thought I...

The York Hoard: 2/20/2026

What is sleep?I guess when you decide to start a whole business venture (Serial Nation!) while working part time for your alma mater’s independent alumni organization (Novo Collegian Alliance!) while also updating backlist books to republish (so many books!) while...

The York Hoard: 2/1/2026

Greetings from the Frigid TundraBy which I mean, North Florida. It’s noon and the temp is just 35°F, which isn’t terrible but only if you are a polar bear. We even got snow flurries! I mean, last year we got actual piles of snow, which was surreal:The days of yore!...