Monthly Archives: July 2008

I watched Eureka last night. I like the way the plots usually boil down to analogs of what Sheriff Carter is going through raising his daughter. Last night it was the rebellious teenager symbolized by the runaway, sentient and spoiled … Continue reading →

I finished my first on-screen edit of the recent crime story without making too many changes. Then I went at it in hardcopy this morning and found myself making a lot of changes. They are two completely different editing processes, … Continue reading →

I wrote a 5000-word short story a few weeks ago and haven’t looked at it since. Part of me was probably afraid that something that I whipped out in two days was going to suck, so I’ve been shying away … Continue reading →

My to-do list was filling up with short stories that were in need of markets, so this weekend I got several of them either out the door again or ready to go. One will go out this Friday to a … Continue reading →

I mentioned yesterday that I received an ARC of Graham Joyce’s upcoming novel. Actually it was an eARC, and I think this is the first time that I’ve read an entire novel on the computer screen, other than one of … Continue reading →

It’s raining. Yay! It has been really dry here lately. The driveway is littered with brown pine needles and the lawn has brownish patches. I’m not a diligent waterer of lawns. I figure they should be able to look after … Continue reading →

(to be said in the same tone as “Hello, Newman”) Hurricane Dolly upped the ante to Category 2 a while ago, but she came ashore far enough from us to not cause any worries. I’m hoping we get a good … Continue reading →

Looks like Dolly isn’t going to come calling on us, though we might get some much-needed rain from the tropical storm-cum-hurricane that will probably make landfall down in Brownsville. Got caught up on a couple of recorded TV shows last … Continue reading →

I’ve been away in Portsmouth, Rhode Island for the past few days attending NECON, my favorite XXXcon, though Nick Kaufmann’s suggestion of ConCon (featuring only people in prisons) has great potential. Travel to and fro was without incident. Got in … Continue reading →

An era is coming to an end. William Petersen is leaving C.S.I. sometime during the upcoming season. Apparently Sara, Lady Heather and the miniature killer will all be appearing before his departure, and he has agreed to return from time … Continue reading →