Books… An updated state-by-state look at the Who Pooped series 19 Nov 20175 May 2023 A few years ago, I got to wondering how many different states were covered by my Who Pooped? series, and it led to a blog post that is now obsolete, as…
Writing A huge milestone in poop! 16 Nov 20177 Jan 2022 Overall, yesterday wasn't a great day. My tea shop's main computer died during a Windows 10 update, our wi-fi went utterly wonky, my phone stopped making or accepting calls, I…
Books… Merchandising for Libraries Keynote 29 Oct 20165 May 2023 One of the best things about teaching and giving seminars is that it makes you think about subjects you might not otherwise have thought about. I was approached by Edmaker…
Books Bookselling by the Numbers 18 Oct 20167 Jan 2022 Last week at the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA) fall tradeshow, I put on a seminar titled Bookselling by the Numbers, where I discussed some of the various…
Promotion Book Signings: Yellowstone vs New York City 2 Aug 20161 Feb 2023 The Old Faithful Inn is one of my favorite places to sign books. Since there's no wi-fi there—and no cell service to speak of—everybody is focused on the world around…
Books See you in the Big Apple! 16 Jun 20161 Feb 2023 Next week, I head to New York City on a book tour. The schedule still isn't completely nailed down—why have a final schedule a week before the trip?—but I'd love to…
Books… When being an author is fun 25 May 20165 May 2023 Lots of people want to have written; they don't want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a book and their…
Books The end of an era … and start of a new one 2 May 20165 May 2023 UPDATE 2018: We are back in Red Lodge, but not with a bookstore. Phoenix Pearl Tea is our tea and game business on Broadway, right next door to where Red…
Articles You might be a redneck court reporter 12 Dec 20155 May 2023 This article started out as something I posted on the CompuServe Court Reporters Forum (CRForum) a couple of decades ago, and was turned into an article for MS-Strokes (The magazine…