Monthly Archives: May 2007

In an article in LA Weekly, Ray Bradbury claims that his intent with Fahrenheit 451 has been misinterpreted— that it “is in fact, a story about how television destroys interest in reading literature.” I know that Bradbury has been on … Continue reading →

I went down to Houston last night to our local indy mystery bookstore, Murder By the Book. Great store, and they get all the big name authors in for readings or signing events. Last night it was Michael Connelly, author … Continue reading →

I’m back on the eastern side of the international date line, but I’m not sure exactly which side my brain is on. Four days later, I’m still experiencing jetlag, manifested by prolonged waking periods in the middle of the night … Continue reading →

It was the end of the second day of meetings at the Haijima factory. A dozen of us went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant near the hotel. Restaurant’s name was Kahari, which doesn’t sound Italian, but they served … Continue reading →

This time tomorrow I’ll be somewhere over the Pacific, in the process of acquiring a monumental case of jet lag. Tokyo is the destination. I leave late tomorrow morning and get into Narita on Sunday afternoon. Thirteen hour flight and … Continue reading →

Apropos of nothing: I meant to do my work today, But a brown bird sang in the apple tree, And a butterfly flitted across the field, And all the leaves were calling me. And the wind went sighing over the … Continue reading →

CBS confirmed today that Jericho is history. Blast. (pun quasi-intended) It was good to see Robert Wagner on the finale of 2-½ Men. He’s just as cool and suave as ever. They should have pretended he was Jonathan Hart, all … Continue reading →

No, I’m not commenting about Falwell—just read a rumor that Jericho won’t be back in the fall. Shoot. That’s like canceling The Lord of the Rings just when they’re getting ready for the battle of Helm’s Deep. Picked up a … Continue reading →

My to-do list for the weekend had seven items on it, which was a little on the ambitious side, but I managed to make a dent in it and cross off five of the items completely. First, I had to … Continue reading →

Just back from the post office, having delivered the package containing six copies of “Beyond All Doubt” into the hands of the USPS. The deadline for submissions to the Mystery Writers of America anthology is next Tuesday, so I’m comfortably … Continue reading →