Feb 28, 2021Cameron Book Club 20211. Ex-Heroes By Peter Clines Grade: 7.5/10 2. Ex-Patriots By Peter ClinesBook Club2 min readBook Club2 min readCameron Book Club 20211. Ex-HeroesBy Peter ClinesGrade: 7.5/102. Ex-PatriotsBy Peter Clines----
Jan 1, 2020The Cameron Book Club 2020A new decade, and a new chance to get back to reading even more. Last year, in 2019, I kept a log of every book I read. My initial goal was to read a book a week, which I missed by more than half. This year, I’m setting more achievable…Books7 min readBooks7 min read
Dec 10, 2019The OnlookerThe Onlooker did as onlookers do: looked on. Of course, there were a great many onlookers here, but only one Onlooker, as far as we’re concerned. Anyway, this Onlooker, face hidden deep in the harsh shadow cast by the overhead work lights, is cloaked in, of all things, a cloak…Fiction9 min readFiction9 min read
Nov 26, 2019React Native: Ignore dynamic scaling on iOSSet defaultProps globally to determine font size and accessibility options — Apple has a feature where folks who use reading glasses or are otherwise vision-impaired can adjust the text size on their devices. I’ve seen it called dynamic scaling, or simply font scaling, and it’s a great feature that’s really important for people to be able to use their devices properly. …React Native2 min readReact Native2 min read
Sep 13, 2019Gathering Storm“STOP.” The voice carried an authority that I’d not often heard. It was the voice of a man who knows his place in the world. But, it didn’t belong to a man. Not a fully grown one, anyway. The cloaked figure that stepped in front of me was small, thin…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Sep 9, 2019Firestore: Use Promise.all instead of .getAll on the webHow to batch query an array of documents in Google Cloud Firestore — I was attempting to use firestore.getAll() to input an array of references and get them all back at the same time in my web application, but it kept throwing errors. …Java Script2 min readJava Script2 min read
Mar 11, 2019SunbeamsThe morning sun drew her silhouette in gold. Light hung off her like a tailor-made dress. In fact, having not seen where she had come from, it seemed to me that she appeared from within the sunbeams themselves. But it couldn’t be. Ironic, that at this, my most desperate hour…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Feb 28, 2019One last timeShattered armor. Blurred vision. Lost sword. Pain. Blood. Mine? I’m not certain. Through the ringing in my ears, I hear the sound of dying men. Not something one ever grows accustomed to, though I’ve heard it often enough. Sunrise cuts through the fog in my eyes and drenches the field…Fiction1 min readFiction1 min read
Jan 13, 2019The Cameron Book Club 2019This article contains a review of each book I read throughout the year, in the order of completion. I’ve been utilizing my local library quite a bit and trying to get back to reading a lot more. If you have any suggestions of books you love, let me know! If…Science Fiction19 min readScience Fiction19 min read
Feb 15, 2018Alive AgainPut into a cryogenic sleep in their 20s, a couple awake a hundred years later to find themselves relics of a past age in a world where no one dies. INT. BEDROOM — SUNRISE CALVIN breathes deeply. The luxurious room is quiet, and he’s on the bed, asleep. …Screenplay1 min readScreenplay1 min read
