Posts by George Beckman

One of my favorite lines from the original Star Trek is when Doc leans toward Kirk and remarks, “He talks a lot, but he doesn’t say much.” Today’s Chatty Blog…

I was thinking about book sales. December 2022 was interesting. December 1, three sales; December 14-18, sales, and December 31, one sale. This might be an anomaly, but it made…

In the blog article, AudioBook 1, I explained how I chose Findaway Voices to source a narrator for Members of the Cast. This article discusses cost. Each narrator shows a…

I have published two novels, and have two more in the works. I like each book, but Members of the Cast is dearest to me. Margo struggles through her junior…

I have been vacuuming as we prepare for the house to fill up with family. No one in this house takes baths. The grandkids have outgrown baths with yellow ducks…

For 30+ years, I wrote computer code rather than writing books. I don't regret much in this life, but I can't help but wonder where my writing might have gone…

When I was teaching, I often said, "Nobody listens to me around here." My 6th graders were to answer, "Whaaaaat?" in a dull tone. If some poor kid was slow…

Getting ready for the time change was easy at our house. The bedroom clock switched to Standard Time three weeks early. I didn't ask it to do this. It just…

A feral black cat was hanging around the red barn. I don't know why we call it the red barn because the front is not red, but I digress. I…

We recently prepared the parsonage for our new minister. As I put up a new light fixture in the kitchen, the question arose, "How many Methodists does it take to…

Before we were married, Ruth bet me $5 I couldn't get her cedar chest in my 1966 VW. I got it in, and she has never forgiven me. I bought…

We live in an abbreviated world. The permanent wave was shortened to permanent. Because people are busy, permanent was contracted to perm. I suppose someday it will be a puh.…

Crocodile Rock is a great Elton John song. The first verse has these words: I remember when rock was youngMe and Suzie had so much funHolding hands and skimming stonesHad…

My recent Chatty Blog entitled Time was the beginning of this wretched habit I have of thinking of friends gone and times past. Those who follow this drivel know that…

Humans are a tough bunch to understand. Currently, gasoline prices are "high." I can hardly watch a moment of news without speculation about the pain the cost of motor fuel…