Monthly Archives: September 2007

As part of my desk-clearing initiative, I read through a story that I thought was pretty close to being ready to send out again. It’s not a new story, but it’s one that I’ve only submitted a couple of times. … Continue reading →

My whiteboard is uncrowded. The only concrete looming deadlines I have penned onto it are for the Apex Digest story contest (Oct. 15th) and Storytellers Unplugged (Oct. 17). I have the story written for the contest and have only to … Continue reading →

I don’t make a habit of withdrawing stories I submit for publication, but I have done it a couple of times in the past. I did it again this morning. I have a longish story, 5200 words, that’s been with … Continue reading →

Last night was comedy night on CBS. I watched How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory and Two-and-a-half Men and laughed through them all. Big Bang was even funnier than I thought it would be. I was sure … Continue reading →

I’m nearly finished with a partially polished draft of the short story I’ve been working on. The first 2/3 have been revised and edited extensively, and I’ve written the closing two paragraphs, but there’s a little gap near the end … Continue reading →

Survivor: China got off to a good start last night. I got a good feel for several of the players during the first episode, which is unusual. Chicken’s arc was interesting—his petulance was his downfall. To back off to the … Continue reading →

Eureka wears its heart on its sleeve. They could use a sledgehammer to drive home the theme each week, but they stop just short. I don’t care—I just enjoy the show. It makes me laugh. Had a good chuckle when … Continue reading →

I lasted about five minutes into K-ville last night before I switched the TV off and returned to reading Exit Music. It was too much of a mish-mash and I found myself not really trying hard to pay attention to … Continue reading →

What would you expect to find at www.vampire.com? My wife arrived home the other night with two bottles of vampire wine. Romanian, of course. From Transylvania, even. Nice, classy bottles, with only a few pithy quotes on the back label … Continue reading →

My September essay at Storytellers Unplugged went up this morning: It’s hard to tell the truth. The podcast version should be up at Podango and on iTunes shortly. If you’ve been following along, you might recognize the story that forms … Continue reading →