The Alchemist’s Tomb Dedication: Dedicated to the cellar monster that lived at my childhood farm in South Dakota. You were persistent,...

An interview with Canvas Rebel where I toot my own horn (I guess) FInd the original article at: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-jason-lee-wi...

The biggest factor in being able to chase my dream of being a full-time writer was my secret weapon, my wife Julie. Now that I’m in year...

I saw it coming in the classroom a generation ago. Five minutes before class would start, students would huddle up around the ONE KID...

David Lynch: One of my storytelling influences. WIth the recent passing of David Lynch, it game me a moment to ponder how this strange...

Merry Christmas! Julie and I went on an adventure to Detroit. Attending an NFL game is about as “in the box” as I’m going to get. With so...

Okay, when I say “sold out” I’m not talking about Metallica cutting their hair and wearing eyeliner. Compromising your principles and...

By third grade, I knew I was different from my classmates. They all seemed quite content playing in the real world of the Tri-Valley...

Fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo slouhd nto be na etidor. I learned long, long ago that I can powerread through almost any poorly written...

I'd like to introduce you to the 3rd book in the Alchemist Chronicles: THE ALCHEMIST'S RING. When I began working on the Nicollet book, I...

The unicorn. The odd duck. The weirdo. Showing up to any author event, these are the thoughts that go through my mind. At an Arts & Craft...

For most people, summer provides an opportunity to head out into the great outdoors. For authors, it’s the CANOPY TENT season. Compared...

Two centuries ago, England and America were in a race to claim the Pacific coast (America ended up keeping Washington and Oregon) so...

Lake Louise Bow Lake Peyton Lake One of the worst kept secrets for a summer vacation appears to be a trip to the Banff National Park in...

For my grandparents.     AUTHOR’S NOTE            I never knew my grandparents. All four were gone before I was old enough to investigate...

“In the summer of this year we made a journey to Transylvania , and went over the old ground which was, and is, to us so full of vivid...

My wife and I hosted an exchange student from Italy in 2015, and during Lea’s stay, I took her to Bear Butte in South Dakota, which is a...

Dante needs a vacation. If you’re unfamiliar with Dante Aligheri, he’s the writer and poet that blended mythology, political affairs, and...

Bjorn came to Venice looking for love. As you can tell from looking at him, Bjorn is a rather large fellow. He hails from Dale, Norway,...

Did I do that? For Evelyn, it is hard to look at three generations of her family and not consider herself blessed that things weren’t far...