Yellowstone

Steve taking a picture of a bison grazing.

We went to Yellowstone with the Hansen/Dickinson/Smith/Sheldon clans for a few days in May. It's one thing to take Geology 101 in college, but it's quite another to see it in action. The area is fascinating and quite hard to put into words. Here are a few visual aids to help explain my experience.

Also, I am currently working on a horror movie about Yellowstone that could possible be a made for Chiller or SyFy Channel movie. Nothing too fancy — just some low-budget special effects and a few terribly enthusiastic actors. I'll let you know when auditions start...

Altering my course

It happened at The Willows — we were sitting around enjoying our cocktails before the dinner started and CJ asked the question:

“Have you been doing any writing?”

I felt my cheeks turn into apples, signifying a mixture of embarrassment and shame overtaking my face. I managed to respond with a quick, curt “no” and directed the conversation away from me.

I haven’t had anything published in nearly three years — I’m only 27 but three years is a long time to be out of game, especially one that I desperately wanted to be in since I was little.

And why did I give it up? I can make up a million excuses, point my finger at different people, but it all comes down to me. I benched myself.  All of the reasons I had seem stupid and childish now. Instead of saying what I didn’t like, or didn’t want, I should have been searching for something that I liked and wanted to do.

So hopefully it’s not to late. I am throwing my hat back into the ring. One of these applications is bound to stick.

Right?