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Blog Posts
- 28 December 2023: Two SpaceX rocket launches in one night
- 19 June 2023: Spectacular lightning on Florida’s Space Coast (2)
- 24 May 2023: Dusty tornadic supercell in New Mexico
- 23 May 2022: Recounting the tornado chase of a massive beast of a supercell in Texas, one year later
- 30 April 2023: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch at twilight
- 29 April 2023: LOUD hailstorm chase on Florida’s Space Coast
- April 26-27, 2023: Two days of chasing severe and tornado-warned Florida storms
- 14 April 2023: Lightning zaps the Space Coast
- The AI conundrum for writers, artists and the human imagination (1)
- 18 January 2023: Sunrise and SpaceX launch
- 15 January 2023: Twilight SpaceX Heavy rocket launch and booster landing
- 9 January 2023: A SpaceX launch and photography fiasco
- Finding the most memorable photos of 2022 (1)
- 8 December 2022: SpaceX sunset launch and booster landing at Cape Canaveral
- 17 November 2022: Hurricane Nicole beach damage photos … and a poem
- 16 November 2022: Artemis, NASA’s new moon rocket, makes its fiery maiden flight
- Hurricane Nicole damage and a rocket launch on the Space Coast
- 9 November 2022: Nicole, moving from tropical storm to hurricane, whips up big waves in Cocoa Beach
- 1 November 2022: Autumn rocket launches on the Space Coast
- 10 September 2022: A launch and a lighthouse at Cape Canaveral
- Summer of skies, storms, stars and space launches
- Announcement: Catch my work in the brand-new Stolen Butter gallery
- 1 August 2022: Florida lightning storm fills the night sky
- 20 July 2022: Gorgeous layered shelf cloud on Florida’s Space Coast
- 14 July 2022: SpaceX launch, lightning and the marvelous moon
- Butter-flight of the zebra longwings – a flock of slow-motion butterflies
- Flower Fireworks: Night-Blooming Cereus – a lovely mini-documentary
- 19 June 2022: SpaceX launches rocket as lightning flashes over the ocean
- 22 May 2022: Route 66, ‘Cast Away’ intersection and the leaning tower of Texas
- Prairie dog playtime! Adorable critters frolic in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- 20 May 2022: Texas blues, or some storm chases are mostly about the sunset
- 18 May 2022: Sublime supercell chase in the Texas Panhandle
- 17 May 2022: Kansas zap fest – an electrifying lightning chase
- 15 May 2022: Flower moon total lunar eclipse from western South Dakota
- 14 May 2022: Eerie sun halo glows over Mount Rushmore amid wonders of South Dakota
- May 12-13, 2022: Storms, Oz, Badlands, and the clouds of South Dakota
- 9 May 2022: Midwest madness storm chase in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- 8 May 2022: Mystic moments of peace at Carhenge in Nebraska
- 7 May 2022: Twine, trains and storms from Kansas to Nebraska
- 6 May 2022: Two storm chasers on the road west with a plastic cow
- 4 May 2022: Waterspout in Cocoa, Florida
- 30 April 2022: Nightfall at Port Canaveral – a magical timelapse video (2)
- Giraffes, meerkats and rhinos, oh my! A fun morning at Brevard Zoo
- Getting ready to hit the road – and looking back at 2021’s spectacular storm chase
- 3 April 2022: Bat break! Bats take flight in Rockledge, Florida
- 12 March 2022: Wild windstorm blows through Miami Beach
- 31 January 2022: Beautiful twilight SpaceX rocket launch and booster landing
- My favorite photos of 2021 – storms, launches and critters, oh my
- Video: Cocoa-Rockledge parade drums up holiday spirit – and this time, it’s not on the water
- Small-town (Florida) fun at the holidays means Christmas boat parades
- Photos: A spectacular week for night rocket launches on the Space Coast
- 21 October 2021: Timelapse of a mackerel sky – altocumulus clouds in Florida
- Visiting a wonderful tiny world of model trains
- 15 September 2021: SpaceX Inspiration4 rocket launch sends humans to orbit (2)
- The very late but thrilling debut of the TORNADO PINBALL book trailer
- Florida’s Fourth of July sparks – wild neighborhood fireworks displays
- The magic of night-blooming cereus, 2021 edition (2)
- 1 June 2021: A farewell to Tornado Alley amid the prairie dogs of Oklahoma
- 30 May 2021: A bear and a tornado in New Mexico
- 29 May 2021: Colorado tornado and Jurassic lightning in Oklahoma
- 28 May 2021: Eerie supercell, hail and lightning at Roswell, New Mexico
- 26 May 2021: Kansas mothership supercell and atmospheric beauty
- 25 May 2021: Gorgeous Texas Panhandle supercell, sunset and lightning
- 24 May 2021: Spectacular spinning supercells in Kansas
- 23 May 2021: Colorado storms, funnel and lightning
- 21 May 2021: Messy storms in scenic western Nebraska
- 20 May 2021: Hailstorms and rainbows in northern Colorado
- 18 May 2021: Tornadic supercell in southwest Texas
- 17 May 2021: Dusty, tornadic UFO supercell near Brownfield, Texas
- 16 May 2021: Magical spinning storm at Earth, Texas (2)
- 15 May 2021: Sparky lightning storms in the Oklahoma Panhandle
- 14 May 2021: Texas travels and lightning on Route 66
- 28 April 2021: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on a windy night
- 23 April 2021: SpaceX Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon heads for the ISS in pretty pre-dawn launch
- Spring 2021’s backyard birds – beautiful and surprising feathered visitors
- 7 April 2021: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral makes the mullets jump
- Florida’s tiny blue butterflies may be fluttering around your wildflowers
- 2 April 2021: Video of wonderful wind and waves on the lagoon
- 1 April 2021: Video of sweet close-up encounter with manatees in the Indian River Lagoon
- 10 February 2021: Sun halos in central Florida
- November 2020: SpaceX and ULA offer spectacular launches on the Space Coast
- 30 July 2020: Rover on its way to Mars after Atlas V rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
- 22 June 2020: East-central Florida lightning storms
- 13 June 2020: Spectacular SpaceX Falcon 9 pre-dawn rocket launch
- Humans head into space from Florida … again … in SpaceX launch for NASA
- 26 May 2020: Lightning in Viera, Florida – or desperate times call for desperate chases
- 20 April 2020: Florida chase of rotating storms
- Storm-chase flashback: Hail barrage at Mile Marker 6
- Pre-dawn Atlas 5 rocket launch a dazzling show
- Time-traveling to the TWA Hotel in New York
- 19 June 2019: Severe storm rocks the boats at Port Canaveral
- The magic of night-blooming cereus, 2019 edition
- 18 May 2019: Beautiful Oklahoma storms
- 17 May 2019: Nebraska tornado and lightning
- Florida hailstorm caught Space Coast by surprise
- 5 ways authors can save money when working with an editor, formatter, designer or assistant
- New book covers convey the storm chasing adventure of the Storm Seekers Series
- The magic of night-blooming cereus in time-lapse
- 17 May 2018: Pretty storms and funnels in Kansas and Oklahoma
- 2018 storm chasing warmup and a look back at a golden storm
- 20 March 2018: Tornado-warned storms in central Florida
- Do you need a copy editor – and are you ready for one? (3)
- 10 September 2017: Hurricane Irma whips the coast in east-central Florida
- 21 August 2017: Playing with solar eclipse shadows
- 22 May 2017: Spectacular sunset storms in New Mexico
- 18 May 2017: Oklahoma tornado and beautiful storms
- 16 May 2017: Texas-Oklahoma tornadoes
- Video rounds up 2016 twisters, supercells of Tornado Alley
- Video and slide show depict spectacular tornadoes, lightning and skyscapes of 2016 (1)
- Dazzling Cocoa water tower lightning – now in prints!
- 28 September 2016: Dazzling lightning at Cocoa, Florida, water tower
- New video: Shorter edit of amazing May 9 Oklahoma tornado
- 24 May 2016: ‘Tornado machine’ supercell at Dodge City, Kansas
- 22 May 2016: Spearman, Texas, tornadoes and wild wind
- 21 May 2016: Stunning spinning tornadic supercell and lightning at Leoti, Kansas
- 18 May 2016: New Mexico storms and Texas scenes
- 16 May 2016: Oklahoma Panhandle tornadoes and severe storms in Texas
- 14 May 2016: Oklahoma scenery and ‘Twister’ event in Wakita
- 11 May 2016: Texas Panhandle severe storms and lightning
- 9 May 2016: A stunning chase – violent tornadoes near Elmore City, Oklahoma
- 20th season of storm chasing starts with tornadoes (3)
- 7 May 2016: Beautiful tornadoes at Wray, Colorado
- ‘Rockets and Robots’ art show to feature launch photos and futuristic whimsy
- The Storm Seekers Trilogy now available in digital boxed set
- 30 September 2015: Big waves at Cocoa Beach, Florida, from offshore Hurricane Joaquin
- Big waves from Hurricane Joaquin lure Florida surfers
- Summer 2015: Florida storms and random bolts
- 13 August 2015: Beautiful shelf cloud over Satellite Beach, Florida
- 6 July 2015: Dramatic Florida arcus cloud
- 2 July 2015: Sea turtles nesting under a full moon in Florida
- 1 July 2015: Lightning over the ocean in Florida
- 29 May 2015: Severe storms and spectacular sunset from New Mexico to Texas
- 27 May 2015: Canadian, Texas, tornadoes
- 25 May 2015: Severe Kansas storms
- 22 May 2015: Colorado storms, rainbows and mini-mothership
- 23 May 2015: Tornado-warned storm and more in Colorado
- 16 May 2015: Beautiful layered shelf cloud in Nebraska
- 15 May 2015: Southwest Nebraska storms and lightning
- 13 May 2015: Tornado at Guthrie, Texas
- 9 May 2015: Storms, rainbows and lightning in southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle
- 8 May 2015: Tornadic storm and lightning in Texas
- April showers – actually, photogenic thunderstorms in Florida
- Spring and hints of storms to come
- How to choose a book cover image? Genre and quality count, but beware the clones (1)
- 2014 storms and skies in photographs: a slide show
- National Novel Writing Month a window into the writing struggle
- Book launch week ends with a ‘Zap Bang’ – and giveaways
- It’s launch day for ‘Zap Bang’ – Storm Seekers Book 3!
- Giveaway! Storm Seekers Prize Pack celebrates release of ‘Zap Bang’ (1)
- A new novel, a new playlist: Fun with lightning and ‘Zap Bang’ (1)
- REVIEW: ‘Into the Storm’ gets storm chasing all wrong, but the tornadoes are eye-popping
- 9 August 2014: Beautiful shelf cloud in Brevard County, Florida
- A crazy week for Florida storms
- 14 July 2014: Shelf cloud from Cocoa to Cocoa Beach, Florida
- 9 July 2014: Striated shelf cloud over the Indian River Lagoon, Cocoa, Florida
- Fourth fireworks light up the lagoon
- Night-blooming cereus time-lapse video shows fleeting bloom
- 5-6 June 2014: Severe storms from Colorado to New Mexico and a wee-hours lightning show in Texas
- 1 June 2014: Severe storms in northwest Kansas
- 26 May 2014: Tornado-warned rotating southwest Texas storms
- Tornado Alley storm chase 2014 is in progress
- 21 May 2014: Tornado-warned storm in central Colorado
- 20 May 2014: Spinning storm in Colorado
- 19 May 2014: Severe Nebraska mothership supercell
- Book trailer unveiled for Storm Seekers finale ‘Zap Bang’
- 15 April 2014: A Florida shelf cloud saves the chase
- 15 April 2014: Severe Florida storm and stunning shelf cloud
- Adorable cygnets specialize in fluffy floating
- 29 March 2014: First real chase of the season – tornado-warned Florida storms
- 29 March 2014: Tornado-warned storms whip through central Florida
- Weather radio is first step to severe weather safety
- Storms of 2013: A review in photos
- Brevard Museum to host storm chasing talk in 2014
- New events include storm photo show, book signing Nov. 10
- Smith’s ‘Rivers’ a literary tale of climate calamity
- Book success takes many forms, despite tyranny of trends (4)
- 20 August 2013: Blue moon bolts – photos of full moon and lightning
- 22 July 2013: Dreamy storm over Satellite Beach, Florida
- 21 July 2013: shelf cloud and storm in Cocoa Beach, Florida
- 11 July 2013: Pretty storms roll through Space Coast
- ‘The Chase’: fun with stop-motion, starring toys and tornadoes (3)
- July 4 fireworks light up Cocoa, Florida
- 18 June 2013: Lightning over Port Canaveral, Florida
- Storm chasers, media, public all had role in drama of El Reno tornado (13)
- Tornado Alley 2013 odds and ends: Storms, busts, people and culture
- 31 May 2013: Record-wide, deadly tornado at El Reno, Oklahoma
- 28 May 2013: Long-lasting Kansas tornado
- 27 May 2013: Central Kansas storms and cloud acrobatics
- 26 May 2013: Nebraska tornado-warned supercell and lightning (1)
- 24 May 2013: Seductive swirls in Colorado-Nebraska storm
- 20 May 2013: Small Oklahoma tornado on the day of a tragic large one
- 18 May 2013: Kansas tornadoes, just in time
- May 17, 2013: Scenic Nebraska storms and shelf cloud
- 16 May 2013: Lightning storms in northwest Kansas
- 11 May 2013: Severe storm hits Rockledge with wind, hot lightning
- Tornadoes in Italy a dramatic sight while I wait to chase
- Writers have reasons to get serious about sex scenes
- 29 April 2013: Lucky lightning over Port Canaveral, Florida
- 14 April 2013: Tornado-warned storms threaten Florida east coast
- How to build a DIY car laptop computer mount
- 24 March 2013: A Florida squall line starts the chase season
- A book soundtrack? Playful playlist enhances novel writing and reading (4)
- ‘Tornado Pinball’ published and the giveaway is on!
- The Next Big Thing Blog Hop: ‘Tornado Pinball’ (4)
- Video highlights: Favorite storms of 2012
- Cover reveal: ‘Tornado Pinball,’ sequel to ‘Funnel Vision’
- What genre is your book? Your readers may decide (3)
- Four-author book signing Dec. 7 in Eau Gallie
- Cyber Monday sale on ‘Funnel Vision’ Kindle edition
- National Novel Writing Month fires up writing habits
- Eau Gallie book signing Friday in weirdly lovely weather
- October 2012: Covered bridges, sunflowers and the illusions of autumn
- Films, storms, books: Come see me this weekend
- Walk around writer’s block and take a different path
- 17 August 2012: Funnel frustration during Friday storms
- 15 August 2012: Florida lightning tough to wrangle
- Highway to hail: New video of 2005 South Plains tornado event
- 8 August 2012: Florida summer brings sweeping shelf clouds
- Storm talk at Flagler library Saturday
- Storm talk at Orlando Science Center Saturday
- The pesky ‘versus’ in traditional vs. self-publishing (3)
- 13 June 2012: Florida’s skies know how get dramatic with shelf cloud
- 10 June 2012: Dazzling lightning crawlers in east-central Florida
- 3 June 2012: Western Oklahoma storm and wild windmill sunset
- 29 May 2012: Gorgeous Oklahoma supercell and lightning
- 28 May 2012: Severe Texas storms and a spectacular gust-out
- 25 May 2012: The rapturous rope-out of a backlit tornado in Kansas
- 24 May 2012: Kansas storm doesn’t have to be severe to be spectacular
- 23 May 2012: Storm chasing update: We have cows
- 22 May 2012: Dakota storms, a funnel, and an exploding pheasant
- 20-21 May 2012: Arkansas lightning and Nebraska sunset
- 17 May 2012: Severe + structure = beautiful Space Coast storm
- 15 May 2012: Vigorous storms in central Florida
- This May 12 quiet, but it’s a big tornado anniversary
- 7 May 2012: Florida lightning storms light up West Melbourne
- Revving up for the chase: cars, storms and sunset
- The awkward alchemy of scheduling a storm chase (1)
- ‘Chasing Reality’ short storm documentary now on YouTube (3)
- A look back: Tornadic storm in Texas panhandle, 18 May 2010
- 31 March 2012: Florida storm chaser party a warmup for Tornado Alley
- Media need to take role in storm safety
- When tornadoes strike close to home (2)
- Birds and alligators grace Viera Wetlands (2)
- An educational month since book launch on Kindle and beyond (1)
- On public radio this week talking about storms and ‘Funnel Vision’
- 5 timely takeaways from a writers’ conference (1)
- Launching a book into Amazon’s rankings
- ‘Funnel Vision’ virtual book release party Tuesday! (1)
- When writers become publishers, pants are optional
- ‘Funnel Vision’ giveaway on Goodreads
- A stormy book trailer for ‘Funnel Vision’
- A cynic’s conversion to self-publishing (4)
- A peek at my work: video profiles
- Cocktail fun with Sinatra, Dino and Sammy
- Inside the Melbourne Chamber Music Society
- GoPro turns dog cam
- The hazards of chasing tornadoes backward
- What to call a sequel? Books as trilogies, sagas, tales and chronicles
- Art of Sand videos in one place
- Art of Sand: a sneak preview
- Sunrise in perfect reflection
- The appeal of the casual portrait
- ‘Chasing Reality’ in Melbourne film fest this weekend (1)
- Lightning, lights and water
- 26 August 2011: Surfers dig big waves from Hurricane Irene (1)
- Hurricane Irene threatens East Coast
- Lightning over water
- Art of Sand festival returns in October
- Vegas, baby
- 1 August 2011: Lightning and the bolts that got away
- Beach magic at a family portrait session
- Photos and a coriander champagne cocktail
- Running out of road
- Summertime storms
- A gin-themed lunch at August
- Tastes of Tales of the Cocktail
- Old photos, three-dimensionally speaking (2)
- Forget the matinee
- Go, Atlantis!
- Last of the space shuttles
- Kids love to sparkle
- Clouds with teeth
- Upgrade angst
- Riding the sea breeze
- Photography vs. the rain
- Dick Dale rocks
- June 14 lightning storms
- Book trailers as art
- Security cam view of Joplin tornado
- Tornado Alley in the rear-view mirror
- A little positive reinforcement
- May 30: Smorgasbord of storms
- May 29: The incredible vanishing storm
- Fair-weather photography
- Oklahoma, again!
- Crawling toward the storms
- Carnage and pictures
- High risk, high tension
- Photo-palooza!
- May 21: Tornadoes in southeast Oklahoma
- May 20, Part 1: Glory in the sky, trouble on the road (1)
- May 19: You can’t always get what you want
- Dilapidated Shack Tour 2011
- May 17: Chasing drought and a sunset
- Big steaks, low chances
- Road food deluxe (1)
- Down time
- May 12: Spinning storms in Nebraska
- May 11: Circles of frustration
- Good morning, Dodge City
- May 9: Lightning saves the day
- May 8: Much driving about nothing (2)
- The storm chase begins
- Another incredible Tuscaloosa tornado video
- How to tell the press about your book (1)
- Adorable Children Dept. (1)
- Terrifying tornado outbreak (1)
- Nature’s varied perfection
- Onslaught
- Living and dying by the models (2)
- Storm chasing warm-up in Florida (1)
- Animal magnetism
- Cocktails at home and via press release
- The reckoning
- New site, new biz, no sleep (1)
- Welcome to a site-in-progress!
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