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April Fool’s Day As I write this on April 1, 2025, I am reminded of the best April Fool’s prank ever played on me. One day, years ago, when our kids still lived at home, I returned from work and got into the shower. I picked up the new bar of soap from the dish… Read more: Bittersweet Memories of an April Fool’s Day Prank and a Monster Trout

Making progress on my new book. Since I finished editing my second book Lightning’s Edge: Lost World Odyssey, Amazon.com: Lightning’s Edge: Lost World Odyssey eBook : Jones, C.Buck: Kindle Store, I have made progress on my new untitled book. It is the sequel to my first book, Salvation and Doom: The Cathardi Prophecy, Amazon.com: Salvation… Read more: Writing a sequel is not as easy as I thought.

Milestones August turned into a busy and exciting time for me. Early in the month, my eldest daughter married her long-time beau. They both appeared thrilled. Both had previous marriages that didn’t work out contributing to the long pre-marriage relationship. Then at the end of the month, my wife and I celebrated our fifty-fourth wedding… Read more: Milestones and New Book Coming Soon

First Book This is an exciting time for me as a writer. My second novel is ready to format and upload for publishing as soon as I get my final cover design. Thinking about my second novel reminds me of when we had our second child. Our first child came into this world fourteen months… Read more: Publishing a New Book Is Like Seeing A Newborn Baby

Books and Authors I like As a young man, I enjoyed reading science fiction and fantasy. Books like Dune, Dune Novels – The Official Dune Website, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings – Tolkien Gateway, are favorites I have read multiple times. But not all the books I enjoyed… Read more: Authors Whose Books I Enjoy and Inspired My Latest Novel