Falling on my head like a memory
Yesterday was fairly dry, but the rain has returned again today, with a minor vengeance. I passed two fender-benders on the way to the gym at noon and drove through axle-deep water on the way back. If it keeps up like this, I won’t have to mow the lawn tomorrow morning.
I took the morning off [...]
Hotel recommendations
I’d love to see the write-up Mike Enslin would do for Travelocity concerning his stay at the Dolphin Hotel.
I saw 1408 last night, and found it to be a smart adaptation. It conserves a lot of the original story, though it doesn’t have much of the bizarre voice from the telephone saying things like, “This [...]
Shrooms
The rain continues, though there haven’t been many drops today. Not in this part of the state, anyway. Parts of Central Texas saw 18″ (45 cm) in a 12 hour period on top of already saturated ground, so there’s been severe flooding over there. The soggy ground has been good for the mushroom population. I [...]
Rainy Season
June is the rainy season here in the subtropics of Texas, and we’ve certainly been living up to that reputation this year. We’ve had nearly 3″ of rain so far, which is a little below average, but it seems like we haven’t had a day without a good soaking in a couple of weeks. I [...]
Too much death
All because of these words: dead (6x) murder (4x) hurt (2x) shoot (1x)
The Princes and Utopia
I watched the Dateline NBC interview with Princes William and Harry last night (from tape). As a citizen of the British Commonwealth, I’ve always had more than a passing interest in the monarchy. Everything used to grind to a halt around our house on Christmas Day when the Queen’s message came on. I met [...]
Blink, Family of Blood, Dead Zone (USA), The Closer
I guess my novelette was a little too explicit for the market to which I submitted it, as it received a resounding two-day form rejection. Either that or it sucks. Could be either. I pretended it was option 1 and submitted it elsewhere this morning.
I’ve been catching up with Doctor Who. Watched Family of Blood [...]
Rainy week
Looks like we’re in for a soggy week. *shrug* I don’t mind rain so long as I don’t have to spend much time outside in it. I’m not a big fan of getting soaked.
The yard is loving it, though. I won a poinsettia plant in an office drawing in late December. The receptionist said she [...]
Pod people
It’s a nice rainy weekend here in southeast Texas. Haven’t had to water the lawn yet this year. Good weather to stay indoors and read/write. I submitted two short stories yesterday after spending some time polishing them up. One dates back to 1983, though it’s been beefed up and rewritten substantially since then. The other [...]
Escargot
Laser proofs have been approved and Doctor Who: Destination Prague is printing right this very moment. Ten days from now the finished hardcovers will be shipping to contributors and the book, the biggest Big Finish Doctor Who book ever, will be in shops in the UK in two weeks. You can order it from Amazon [...]
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
