Monthly Archives: August 2005

Dreaming the ending

Yesterday, I mentioned a short story idea that had been demanding my attention for a while. Last night, after watching my summertime guilty pleasure (Big Brother 6) I sat down and wrote most of it. When I left off, I … Continue reading

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I’m a sick man

That was the message that accompanied a recent acceptance letter for a story that will appear in an anthology in a few months. Considering the source, it was high praise! I’m not at liberty to reveal more about the anthology … Continue reading

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40% solution

I sent the first section of my novel, Missing Persons, back to my agent today. Because that’s the kind of person I am, I picked up the calculator to get a rough estimate of how much I was sending him. … Continue reading

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Doubleday auctions

You know how sometimes you’re driving down a country road and you hit a spot with a bunch of curves and hills that slow you down, but then you reach a nice straightaway and you goose the gas pedal to … Continue reading

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All Hands on Deck

I have a new short story online today. It’s called Two Hands, Then Four and it took second place in the Descending Darkness short fiction contest (under 1500 words). (Nothing strange happens on these pages except for some weird floating … Continue reading

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