Monthly Archives: March 2007

My writing sessions this week will be devoted almost entirely to non-fiction. Because of some delays with an issue of Cemetery Dance magazine, the editor gave me the opportunity to update a column I submitted a few months ago. He … Continue reading →

I visited a high school creative writing class this morning. I forgot how early kids around here go to school—7:20 a.m. It’s an elective and today is the last day before spring break, so it was a smaller group than … Continue reading →

My brand new short story “Screaming Jenny” was accepted for Legends of the Mountain State: Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia, which will be published by Woodland Press in October. The editor told me he liked it as … Continue reading →

The anthology I was sure I was going to miss out on because the deadline is in ten days just extended its deadline by two months. All right! Like a stay of execution. What’s more, the guest speaker at the … Continue reading →

The DVD copy of Stranger than Fiction I rented was defective. It played the trailers okay, but froze up solid whenever I tried to start the movie. Another time. We watched The Prestige. Who were we supposed to root for? … Continue reading →

I haven’t been getting much writing done this week. I’m not exactly sure why. I think it may be because my sleep schedule has been disrupted a bit. I’m fairly regular in my sleep habits, and when things get knocked … Continue reading →