Monthly Archives: October 2007

Big Bang Theory was funny last night. I mean, what’s funnier that giving a bunch of geeks the opportunity to dress up for Hallowe’en? For them, it’s second nature. The bit with Leonard and Penny was sweet, but the best … Continue reading →

I rarely make two posts in one day, but two things occurred to me since my last post. First, I am a co-author of the lead article in issue #73 of Rue Morgue magazine: Apocalypse, Maine: Frank Darabont, award-winning director … Continue reading →

This is my favorite time of year in Texas. Cool enough to run the heat during the wee small hours of the night but nice enough to drive with the car window rolled down in the daytime or have the … Continue reading →

Who on ABC decided that routinely running a show for 62 minutes was a good idea? Grey’s Anatomy has been going overtime every week this season. Makes it really difficult to record two consecutive programs. Hours were invented for a … Continue reading →

Got my flu shot today. Ow. That’s all. It didn’t hurt at the time (three hours ago), but it stings now. Had a nice long chat with my agent today about the new project I’m going to start next week. … Continue reading →

I received my contributor copies of Legends of the Mountain State: Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia today. It’s a handsome volume, with an intro by Rick Hautala and a very nice blurb by Gary Braunbeck. My story … Continue reading →

I have this short story that I started writing in October 2001 (according to the document properties in Word). It was going to be my Ray Bradbury story reined in. A touch of Bradbury excess in emotion and zeal, but … Continue reading →

We were sitting outside at the local bagel shop where I have breakfast each morning. It was comfortably warm, a few degrees cooler than the inside of the shop, which is heavily air conditioned. It had been raining earlier, but … Continue reading →

As the stacks and stacks of books pile up in our house, both read and unread, I’ve come to the conclusion that many of the ones I’ve read recently will never, ever be re-read. So, I’m starting to sell recent … Continue reading →

It pays to follow up with submissions from time to time. I had an offer to appear on a writing web forum next year and the publisher asked for an unpublished story. I had two that were in submission elsewhere … Continue reading →