Once in a blue moon
A happy 2010 to one and all. Have a great and safe evening.
You know all those things they say happen only once in a blue moon? Well, tonight’s the night that they all happen. Beware.
Next interesting date: February 1st, 2010. Why? because in the US, it’s a palindromic date: 01 02 20 10. In [...]
The End of Time — It’s Complicated
We had a very Doctor Who Boxing Day evening. BBC America re-ran the two most recent specials as a lead up to part one of The End of Time, the two-part swan song of David Tennant as the Doctor. I noted with displeasure that they edited down the previous shows, cramming them into an [...]
Life’s a Beach
Another balmy day here in southeast Texas. If Santa were on Galveston Island at the moment, he’d probably be decked out as in the accompanying picture. The temperature is supposed to drop 20° on us between today and tomorrow so it will be more seasonal for the holidays. This is my last day at work [...]
The End is Drawing Near
Unseasonably warm today — just a hair shy of 70° and it’s supposed to be even warmer tomorrow. However, we’ll dip into the 30s on Thursday night, so it might feel a little more seasonal by then.
It’s hard to believe that the first decade of the new millennium is almost over. I remember all the [...]
Several movies
Three more days of work for the rest of 2009, including today, which is almost over. Day job work, that is. I still have some work on fiction to do before December falls off the calendar. I also stumbled upon a character’s voice for another short story that I plan to work on in early [...]
A Dark Matter
Publisher’s Weekly has a starred review of Peter Straub’s next novel, A Dark Matter. After comparisons (favorable) to Roshaomon, it ends: “Brilliant in its orchestration and provocative in its speculations, this novel ranks as one of the finest tales of modern horror.” I was fortunate to be able to read the book several months [...]
Alternate reality
Today’s Storyteller’s Unplugged entry is called Alternate Reality and it’s about my experiences pretending to be the 13-year-old character Scarecrow Joe for a couple of months as part of an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) associated with the release of Stephen King’s Under the Dome. Check it out.
I finalized my review of Pirate Latitudes by Michael [...]
Papa Gibbs
Christmas takes a pretty sound thrashing on most TV shows. It’s easy prey, especially when there are dysfunctional families involved. Carl Reiner’s appearance on Two and a Half Men was one instance where the family ended up munching on turkey and not speaking to each other while Reiner’s character makes passes at Berta and jokes [...]
Belle Bridges, but not all that belle
This week’s episode of The Closer was much better than last week, getting away from gang plots and into transgender issues and black widows. Both of these have been done before, many times, but getting Beau Bridges into a dress and high heels made for a hilarious episode. The former George, now Georgette, came to [...]
Wild Turkey
No, not the bourbon. I saw one of these critters strolling across the road this morning after I dropped my wife off at the park and ride lot. At first I thought it was a turkey vulture (buzzard) because we have a lot of those around here, but they normally fly away when you drive [...]
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
