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It has been a long time coming, and it’s finally here. Night Noise is a book that tackles one of the prime issues we all face in modern times: How do we know when we’ve become an adult?

Some might say it’s when you graduate high school. Or college.

Others when you get your first job. Or move out of your parent’s home.

Maybe the first time you make love, or even when you can kill something in a hunt.

These answers are not clear in modern society, so I sought to answer this questio...

There are two chances to win, and the more people you recommend to the giveaway, the more entries you get. Not only does your chances of winning go up, but if your friend wins, they can only read 1 book at a time so you can borrow the others. It’s a win-win for everyone. You’ll also get the free copy of my prequel to Pool of Echoes, Dive, as well. Enjoy!

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Pool of Echoes – Audiobook

The Pool of Echoes audiobook is finally out! You can find it on Audible and at other retailers reached through FindawayVoices.

This was a fun audiobook to narrate, and while this isn’t my first voiceover gig, it was my first audiobook. Hope you all love it.

The music track was a song I produced as well called Descent into the Deep.

I’ll surely narrate more audiobooks in the future, though I believe right now someone else will be narrating Emotionally Bulletproof.

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‘No’ sucks.

In my life, I’ve heard that word way more often than Yes.

The word No is, for me, like stairs are for the Kung Fu Panda: Unpleasant, and there are way too many of them.

Example: During one of my nine sales attempts (each lasting for 2-6 months), I sold credit card processing services. During that 6-month time, I’ve heard the word No over 7000 times, and heard the word Yes… MAYBE five times? This was my second most successful attempt at a sales-type job.

As you can see, the law of...

This post is about evangelism.

Here’s a question for you. If someone says:

I don’t believe in Jesus or God, but my life is awesome and yours isn’t so good, why should I be a Christian?

This question has bothered me for years.

For a long time I thought, when I’m rich/married/successful, THEN I’ll share God’s word because people will listen.

This, however, hasn’t stopped the disciples, who were mostly poor. On the other hand, rich people have often talked about God, from King Josiah to John Tem...

Caution: Spoilers inside. If you’re going to see the movie, watch it then come back to this.

If you’re still thinking about it and are just as intrigued by HOW something happens as with WHAT happens, read on, friend!

Movie poster taken from TheHollywoodNews.com

There is wisdom in childhood.

Think back to when you were a kid. There were things you wanted to do, or a certain way of doing things that just seemed natural.

Then you turn 12 or 13. You go into middle school, and if your passions are...

You probably remember the first time you prayed and something happened, even if it was really small.

Maybe, like one of my childhood friends, you prayed for pizza at dinnertime, and ta-da! There it is.

One friend of mine has a daughter who prayed that the automatic window on their SUV would work again, after weeks of malfunctioning. Ta-da, now she can order milkshakes at Sonic.

And it’s hard not to roll your eyes at the myriad parking spot miracles out there. It’s enough to fill a very boring...

Sometimes the crazy people you meet make so much sense that you realize you were the crazy one all along.

While researching for a book series, I became interested in all the things that make spies and MacGuyver-type characters so awesome. It’s the skills and problem solving, executed with a flare that is sock-rocking impressive.

On the way out from Lowes, getting supplies for a related hobby, I ended up chatting with a retired veteran.

His car was a few spots from mine, and when I spotted it,...