Not About Lumberjacks

Not About Lumberjacks


Latest Episodes

Behind the Cut – Christmas Miscellany 7
December 17, 2023

In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about why I do an annual Christmas episode [even though Im a life-long atheist] and the importance of committing to a

Christmas Miscellany 7
December 10, 2023

This years Christmas episode consists of three stories one of them a Christmas tale. Content Advisory: The World Beneath Her Brush and The King of French Fries barely merit content advisories.

Behind the Cut – Old Growth
November 22, 2023

In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about what it was like to write my first story in second-person point of view. * * * Also, dont forget that Im doing

Old Growth
November 09, 2023

You are a lumberjack alone on the side of a mountain with whomeveror whateverkilled your fellow loggers. (Yep! This ones in second person) Content Advisory: Old Growth deals with death, gore, an

Behind the Cut – Lakeview Estates
October 07, 2023

In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about little Easter Eggs in the storyas well as the time-honored tradition of writers sneaking references into their t

Lakeview Estates
September 26, 2023

The residents of Lakeview Estates Mobile Home Community battle the city and developers in an attempt to save their homes from demolition to make way for a golf course. Content Advisory: Lakeview Esta

Behind the Cut – Firing the Muse
July 28, 2023

In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about the things I wanted to be when I grew up (before deciding the become a writer). I share stories about writing rej

Firing the Muse
July 16, 2023

When Warren Quinn trades his existing workaday muse for a more literary muse, he gets much more than he bargained for. Content Advisory: Firing the Muse deals with stresses and job loss around creat

Behind the Cut – The Song of the Stone
June 03, 2023

In this behind-the-scenes look at the latest Not About Lumberjacks story, I talk about the audiences I imagine when I write and how the struggle to live a life true to oneself is not a new concept.

The Song of the Stone
May 23, 2023

Zander Piersons dissatisfaction with living the life others expected from him leads to a stone in a Swedish forest that also called to Einvaldr Brnn at a turning point in his life in the early 860s.