Monthly Archives: June 2006

I shouldn’t be disappointed with a 1000-word morning, given that I have only about 75 minutes to write by the time I get started. Thirty percent lower than yesterday, but still pretty good. Three months of 1000-word days and I’d … Continue reading →

…generating new output for the first time in a couple of weeks. The past couple of weeks have been tied up with revising this and that, tidying, organizing, handling submissions, things of that nature. All very important, and all “productive,” … Continue reading →

I finished my editing read-through of the first chapters of the novel-in-progress-that-I’ve-ignored-for-far-too-long this morning (that’s a working title). I made a lot of stylistic revisions and a very few story corrections, and I’m thrilled with the results so far. 14,000 … Continue reading →

I watched the last two remaining episodes in my Doctor Who #5 “marathon” last night. First came Castrovalva, which was Peter Davison’s debut. A neat enough episode. I loved the MC Escher nature of Castrovalva, where you could go down … Continue reading →

I spent a lot of time polishing my Doctor Who short story Leap Second this weekend. I hadn’t read it in about a week and found a couple of inconsistencies and several places to sharpen up the writing, plus incorporate … Continue reading →

It’s Friday, the day when a cumulative lack of sleep usually has me feeling groggy and looking forward to Saturday, the one day of the week when I can usually sleep in. However, I managed an extra hour or so … Continue reading →

…by DHL. (how many of you continued mentally “…with love”?) My daughter called a while ago to say she’d signed for a DHL package from Moscow. I know exactly what it is: the Russian version of The Road to the … Continue reading →

Fortunately, the rains have abated and the floodwaters downtown have receded for the most part, though I expect there are some people still mopping up and drying out. The ground is saturated, so any more water was just going to … Continue reading →

The weight of history was against them. Home teams win game sevens. Teams down 3 games to 1 don’t win series. And, thus, Edmonton bowed to the weight, though they didn’t go down without a fight. It just looked that … Continue reading →

A soggy weekend. I watered the lawn last Tuesday, because it and the plants were looking peakéd. Since Friday, we’ve had heavy rainstorms every day, with no end in sight. Parts of Houston received 10.5″ this morning alone. . This … Continue reading →