John D Reinhart

Acting Like a Writer

You’re a writer – you know how it goes. You work, work, work, and write and create and think and write and… wait a second, does that mean you ARE a writer?

Chipping Away at Perfection

Yvon Chouinard, the mastermind behind the Patagonia clothing company, used to quote somebody even more famous, but I forget who. I don’t suppose that’s the point…

It’s DONE!!!

You’re a writer, you know how it goes. You spend so much of your heart and soul and sleepy long hours into your rewrite, and then, IT’S DONE!

The Thing is, You Gotta Branch Out

I keep asking myself “what in heaven’s name are you doing?” To be honest, I haven’t a clue. But this much I know…

Mercury is in Retrograde

It’s a thing. Look it up. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Did you find it? It’s a thing! And it EXPLAINS a lot!

Surfin’ the Briny Blue

So, I’ve been on a strange odyssey, searching the world for pirate clothes. Yep. Clothes for pirates. But not for me.

Cool Nautical Terminology

I was going to make a comparison between the recent events in my life and those of the fellows who accompanied James Cook on his last voyage, but then I got hung up on the word “sprung.”

Life’s a Funny Fish, In’it?

For the first time in a long time, I have nothing to say. Well, nothing is such a strong word, but, well… anyway…

Wait, What Street is This?

Those people who wear socks ‘n’ sandals will tell you it’s about the journey, man, not the destination. But sometimes you gotta look out the car window and ask WTF?

Scupper Me Bilges, a Promo!

So here’s something you don’t see every day – an animated promo for a digital book! Oh, it’s been a looooong winter!