Monthly Archives: April 2008

Amazon is offering a free download of the new Steve Winwood song Dirty City, with Eric Clapton on guitar. I like it . I watched The Sontaran Stratagem episode of Doctor Who last night, the first of a two-parter. Good … Continue reading →

Editing is moving right along. I reached an old chapter this morning, one that was written a long time ago as part of a short story. In my memory it was going to require a lot of work because I … Continue reading →

I finished The Monsters of Templeton last night. Quite a good book. The multiple voices from the main character’s history are very well done. You need a genealogy chart to keep track of everyone—fortunately one is provided and updated throughout … Continue reading →

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Survivor was case in point last night. Don’t frickin’ trust anyone. Geez. That should be branded on everyone’s foreheads before they’re dropped on the island. He wanted so … Continue reading →

Got some good work done editing the novel this morning. I’m not polishing at this point, but sanding down the rough edges. If my agent likes the book enough to suggest revisions, that’s the stage where I’ll really knuckle down … Continue reading →

So sez Kermit, at least. Happy Earth Day. Received notice this morning that Hotmail will no longer support Outlook Express as of June, which is how I read my e-mail on a couple of computers I use, so I upgraded … Continue reading →

Back to work revising the novel this morning. Slow but steady wins the day, or something like that. One section will require substantial renovation, but I’m not sure I’ll get to it this week. In the first draft, I left … Continue reading →

This is pretty cool. Here’s the multimedia trailer for my short story Groundwood, which will be published at Wrong World in July.

When will they ever learn? I got a laugh out of James muttering that he thought he was the stupidest Survivor player ever until Jason made that “bone-headed” deal, but Ozzie qualifies as a runner-up for sure. It was a … Continue reading →

Our Easter lilies are fixin’ to flower sometime within the next week or so. These were discards from a local church event several years ago, and we never expected them to last so long. Not only have they lasted, they’ve … Continue reading →