This poor post has gone through a website that absolutely did NOT work for me, to the free WordPress blog I used to mirror the previous because apparently being able to comment and subscribe is an entirely new concept. Now it’s here, with the domain name rowanmcbride.rocks, because moving pretty much everything to a site where I can actually do the things that I’d like to do is awesome. It’s a process, but I’m doin’ my best. 👍🏽

I also wanted to say that I have plans, and even though things will happen at a slower pace, I definitely intend to do them.

Before I do that, I should mention that ODSOL lost my original domain name with no explanation even though I’ve been with them for TWENTY YEARS (god I’m so old), GoDaddy SOMEHOW is hosting it now and has no explanation, and Ueni seems to have been made more for people who have actual storefronts or home businesses with services/physical products on hand. Just want to let other writers know. Oh, and Ueni rewrote everything I sent them (about me, splash page, and my BOOK BLURBS.)

(Text below originally published June 18th, 2025)

I’ve been gone a crazy long time, yeah? There were a lot of health issues (including two near death experiences) followed by a bout of pretty serious depression.

Then one day I started to (horrendously) play piano again, then draw again, and finally write again. Mostly I’ve been revising my existing books and self-publishing them. So far I’ve got “One Good Hand,” “One Good Year,” and “Lone” up.



“Chains” has also just launched! And it’s free!

If you’d like some to pick up any of these stories, go to books2read.com/rowanmcbride, choose the story you want, and pick the retailer that suits you. Chains is free, but not available on Amazon, because Amazon’s gotta Amazon, I guess.

As you’ve probably noticed, my domain name has changed. That’s because it was stolen. Even though it was paid for. And now I’m being ghosted by my previous hosting company. But no no. These things happen (although no one seems to be able to tell me HOW), so I’m not in a rage or anything.
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But rowanmcbride.rocks is kinda cool, yeah? I smile every time I see it. 🙂

More news! I’m saving up to buy some ISBNs. The publishing platform I use offers them for free, but of course there are catches. I figured owning mine would be much better for me in the long run. One Good Hand and One Good Year were listed as brand new books on Amazon. Last I checked they had no reviews, which makes me sad. When I publish “Flow,”  I’d like it to have a longer shelf life.

Let’s see… email address (mcbride_rowan@yahoo.com) is the same, so feel free to contact me if you want to reconnect.  🫰🏽

As always, take care of yourselves. We are living in “interesting” times.

— Rowan