Monthly Archives: June 2008

I woke up yesterday morning and started writing right away. That doesn’t seem unusual, except I didn’t get out of bed to do this. I was lying there, mostly awake, constructing sentences and paragraphs, going back to edit what I’d … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, in the late 1700s, there was a couple named Duncan and Ann (Kelso) McCormack who lived on the Isle of Arran (town of Corrie) off the western coast of Scotland. They had two sons, John (born … Continue reading →

I finished Still Waters the other night. The ending was wretched. The main character, upon gentle prodding, suddenly remembered in intricate detail an encounter he’d had years earlier that tied in to the current case. I can’t possibly imagine how … Continue reading →

Law and Order: Criminal Intent was back on USA this weekend with a fine episode. Bobby Goren is one of the most interesting characters the franchise has created. The story involved a way to get him back on the job … Continue reading →

You know it’s going to be a hot day when it’s 85° at 8 a.m. The weekend was typical Texas summertime hot, too, but I didn’t mind that too much. What I did mind were these flies that appeared, thick … Continue reading →

In this weather, I’m sure that’s an apt description of any dog around here. Hot enough to drive a man to drink…iced tea, by the gallons. With my Dexter marathon done, I’m plumb out of things to watch on TV. … Continue reading →

Spent an hour yesterday upside down in the dentist chair while the dentist dug out an old crown, filled a cavity that had crept in beneath it, and installed a temporary replacement. (They must have used the good cement that … Continue reading →

This is the way to watch a continuing TV series—all at once. Over the course of the past two days, I’ve watched the first seven (of 12) episodes of season two of Dexter. The second season is all about Dexter … Continue reading →

I might give In Plain Sight another chance next week, because sometimes they’re still working out the kinks during pilots and first episodes, but I wasn’t impressed with the series debut. It seems like they haven’t decided how campy to … Continue reading →

I made it to the end of the novel manuscript yesterday afternoon, marking it up a few chapters at a time and then keying the changes into the electronic copy. I have a few notes to myself in Word comments … Continue reading →