I have a new book available: The Vampire’s Garden! Follow Estelle Beausoleil, a centuries-old vampire along with her vampire sister, her librarian friend, Ediva, their immortal maid Tereza, and their guardian dragon, Kira, as they raise Henri on a path away from their evil ways — all while attempting to avoid the nature of his […]
Author Archives: James Vesping
Threads of life
A theme I often find myself writing about is the concept of what I call “threads.” I doubt it is a new or unique concept; I am all but certain it is a very common theme in many works. In essence, it is the idea that there are things about our lives that are set […]
A Curse of Memory
I’ve often heard it said that forgiving is for one’s self and not so much for the individual being forgiven. “Forget about them,” I was often told. “Don’t let them dictate you,” they said. I’ve never been able to reconcile that, because I have a hard time forgetting pain, real or perceived. In my mind, […]
The Strange World of Spam
I am not a prolific blogger, journalist, or social media person. In fact, it’s one of the least favorite things for me to do. To the point where I simply don’t do it (shocking, I know). You have to engage with an audience consistently and perfectly, or they’ll forget about you and move on — […]
You can’t always succeed
I am a failure. Yes, you read that right: I am admitting I am a failure. Why do we fail? Sometimes, we just didn’t try hard enough. Maybe we didn’t have the experience necessary. Perhaps the conditions were just wrong. Whatever the cause, the end result is the same: failure. But we shouldn’t fear it; […]
Time is what you make of it
As I write this, it is the last day of the year 2020. I’m not going to lie; it’s been a bad year for a lot of people. There’s been a worldwide economic downturn, a pandemic, and a huge shift in most everyone’s lives. It has been a huge and challenging time for the world […]
Green’s Dragons
My latest book, Green’s Dragons, will be available soon! In this new and exciting series, delve into an alternate history where the United States broke up after a disastrous war with Iran, leaving behind a divided military force that turns to piracy and mercenary work. Follow Ronald Green as he founds Green’s Dragons and attempts […]
Misadventures at Club Fed
On October 4, 2010, I got up early for my first day working for the Department of the Army, part of the United States Department of Defense. I had made sure that everything was ready: my car insurance was up to date, drivers license checked out, nothing bad in the car, etc. as I didn’t […]
September Update
Once again, time has crept up on me and rather than get regular updates out, I’ve blown off 6 months worth! Then again, it’s been a pretty hairy 6 months. As pretty much everybody knows, COVID-19 has spread worldwide and left a ton of chaos in its wake. I had some plans set up for […]
Two Years
Two years ago, it was Sunday. As per the usual Sunday tradition, I had been helping my mother clean out her rabbit cages; it was a task I had helped her with since I had left my job at the Department of Defense. In the winter prior, she had gone through some elective surgery which […]