Monthly Archives: November 2009

I saw one of these little guys crossing the road when I went out at lunchtime. It’s not as unusual as seeing a dodo or a roc, but they’re not exactly common in this part of East Texas, either. No … Continue reading →

The folks over at Cemetery Dance have done some site re-organization. After installing WordPress, my online column has a new URL. Of course, you can still use NewsFromTheDeadZone.com to get there, too. I watched Hanging Gardens, the third episode of … Continue reading →

One of the best blindsides in the history of Survivor last night. You could just see it in his face as the votes came against him one after another after another. Wiped the smug grin off his face. Two immunity … Continue reading →

When I won the Apex Digest Halloween short story contest in 2006 for “Sufficiently Advanced,” I not only won publication of the story at pro rates and an invitation to their next anthology, I also received a ton of booty. … Continue reading →

Finished another editing pass through Chapter 2 of the novel in progress, adding in all the things I remembered needed adding when I finished yesterday morning’s session. Then I came up with another three- or four-line exchange, which I dutifully wrote … Continue reading →

I received my contributor copy of the 2010 SK Library desk calendar yesterday. The image here doesn’t capture the cover’s beauty. It is a hologram with amazing depth. The maze looks like it goes all the way through the book. … Continue reading →

He delivered the insult casually, as if it were a matter of little import. “I’m writing a story with someone else first,” he wrote in a brief e-mail message. “I think I can slot you in some time in 2011. … Continue reading →

Halloween seemd to get off to a late start around here. It was well past 6:30 when the first munchkins showed up at the door. Or was it 7:30. I got confused because, industrious soul that I am, I reset … Continue reading →