Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Sunday Post of the Slow Poet

Posted on 02/06/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Over the last couple of years I’ve been finding my drive to write, slowing down.  Last week was the first serious blog I’ve written in months.  There are plenty of reasons – retiring, moving, pandemic … All have conspired to … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Writing

Posted on 02/04/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Last week I posted about how to write post apocalyptic stories. This week I also wrote a poem and started writing an article for the American Marquetry Society so here’s some writing wisdom: A writer who doesn’t follow rules for … Continue reading →

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How to Write Post Apocalyptic Stories

Posted on 01/30/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve long been a reader of post apocalyptic speculative fiction and have for a decade or so been working on a post apocalyptic novel.  I really like my story, have an outline, a first and last chapter, extensive notes … … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Birthdays

Posted on 01/28/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Well it’s birthday month in our house so here we go: To avoid getting heartburn when eating birthday cake, remove the candles before eating. People who have the most birthdays live the longest. I once went to Moby Dick’s birthday … Continue reading →

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