Monthly Archives: May 2009

Tonight is lost–or, rather, Lost. A total immersion in one of my favorite television experiences. They’re hosting a big public viewing at a place downtown, with Houston Chronicle bloggers and big screens, but I think I’m going to be the … Continue reading →

House spoilers follow. Two nights in a row, programs have resorted to the “it was all a dream” explanation for something. On Sunday, it was Cold Case. Last night it was House. There had been many comments about the unlikelihood … Continue reading →

 I spent some of the weekend working on an essay that’s part of a non-fiction project I’m participating in. My task consists of four essays, two at 1000 words and two at 500. I’ve already done one of the short … Continue reading →

I am old enough to remember Star Trek during its first run, but only barely. I really came into the original series when I went to university and lived in a dorm. The show aired in reruns every Saturday afternoon, … Continue reading →

My short story Ten Little Phobias just went up at Afterburn SF for your reading pleasure. It’s a science fictional riff on a classic Agatha Christie setup. Agatha Christie was among the first adult novelists I read as a teenager, … Continue reading →

Nice try with the CGI submarine effect on Lost last night. Not quite a gold star effort, but an E for effort. I found myself concentrating on the way the ripples the sub generated didn’t interact with the normal tide … Continue reading →

I decided to give myself a morning off from writing. I do that every now and then, especially after I’ve completed a project. With the short story written, revised, edited, submitted and re-revised, I figure it was a job well … Continue reading →

Well, that has to set the record for the fastest drug detox program on record. Who knew that all you had to do was sit on the floor of the bathroom for 24 hours, suffer the dry heaves for a … Continue reading →

Of course, you can’t fault someone for answering mother nature’s call when it comes so insistently, especially after guzzling several bottles of water to wash down various disgusting foodstuffs. However, the decision to take a pee break cost that team … Continue reading →

This morning I finished the first draft of the short story I’ve been working on for the past week. Came in at 5500 words, which is over the limit, but a good place to start for revisions. I routinely strip … Continue reading →