Bryon Quertermous

Too much grief. That’s the phrase that’s been going through my head a lot the last couple of weeks. It really started though about six months ago when I was laid off from my job unexpectedly. That really messed me up on just… Read more: Sunrise, Sunset

Navigating life with ADHD requires an ever-changing mix of high tech and low tech processes and tools. One of the things I‘ve been realizing is that I need to have a notebook on me at all times because handwriting important notes imprints them… Read more: On Keeping a Notebook (+Wallet)

2025 joins an uncomfortably large group of years recently that I am happy to punt into the sun, but it wasn’t all misery and depression. I did read some good books (I also did some good writing, but we’ll get to that in… Read more: My Favorite (Not Best) Books of 2025, a Bluesky thread, and a 2026 Tarot Spread

J. Todd Scott is one of of those folks I first met through social media and have had the pleasure of also meeting in person. I’ll always have a special affection for the first time we met because it was at the Bouchercon… Read more: BQ&A Interview with J. Todd Scott

I’ve known Michael Koryta for almost 20 years and he has read more terrible drafts of my attempts at a PI novel than anyone not related to me should ever have to read. He is one of the most generous and supportive writers… Read more: Debut of the BQ&A Interview with Michael Koryta/Scott Carson

This is 49. I’m tired, I need a haircut, my therapist is late for my appointment, and this is the first birthday I’ve celebrated in a while without having a job, but I’m surviving and that seems to be an epic accomplishment these… Read more: 49