Author Archives: mtdecker

About mtdecker

Just your average writer- which is to say, I have a full-time job developing and testing software.

Yet (Another) Year in Seattle -Week 27 – Use of Force

Posted on April 5, 2019 by mtdecker
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Yet (Another) Year in Seattle -Week 26 – Lessons in Perception

Posted on March 25, 2019 by mtdecker

Sunday June 20, 2066 – Mitchell Just when you think you have a handle on everything, life tends to throw you a curve-ball. I’ll take this one as a decent sign and pretend I had a handle on everything but … Continue reading →

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Moving

Posted on March 24, 2019 by mtdecker

I have some friends who needed webwork done and sites created/revised and rather than force them to use my tools – I realized that WordPress was the way to go so– rather than having my blog in one place and … Continue reading →

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MonsterMash Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2018 by mtdecker

What happens when a bunch of writers decide there isn’t enough FlashFiction in their lives?  Why, they issue a challenge – Write a story inspired by Annie Lennox ‘s “No More I Love Yous – 500-700 words – post it … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 25 – A Strong Recovery

Posted on October 3, 2018 by mtdecker

Sunday June 13, 2066 – Strength in numbers Most of yesterday was spent tracking down members of our extended family. Turns out that not only did our apartment serve as temporary housing for medics and members of law enforcement, so … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 24 – Rule of Law, or Arms, or Numbers

Posted on July 26, 2018 by mtdecker

Yet A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday, June 6, 2066 – Filters Day three of Martial Law and the Martial may be becoming part of the problem. I’ve had seven complaints from motor medics of being stopped en-route and detained for … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 23 – Playing the Percentages

Posted on July 26, 2018 by mtdecker

Yet A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday, May 30, 2066 – The story of my life – without subtitles Sometimes it feels like my life is like a foreign movie where I don’t speak the language. Things just feel surreal and … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 22 – Getting to know the players

Posted on July 21, 2018 by mtdecker

Yet A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday, May 23, 2066 – Council Island Stand-off We had an interesting guest for dinner today. It seems that Nathan made an… interesting… impression on Lone Star’s Magical Forensics team, or more to the point … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 21 – The Coming Storm

Posted on July 18, 2018 by mtdecker

Yet A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday, May 16, 2066 – Evening comes The honeymoon may never really be over with Case, but life does go on and we have to come up for air sometimes and we both have jobs … Continue reading →

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Yet A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 20 – Anniversary

Posted on July 18, 2018 by mtdecker

Yet A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday, May 9, 2066 – Making it work I am still in ‘protective custody’ but at least now I’m with my family and they have worked out a way that I can do my job, … Continue reading →

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