Monthly Archives: January 2010

I heard back from the editor who accepted my short story back in September but then published a table of contents last week that didn’t contain it. He located my manuscript, read the story over, and decided to keep this … Continue reading →

Glad to see Castle back this week. Alyssa Milano was a pleasant surprise as Rick’s former flame. I wouldn’t have automatically placed Milano and Fillion together as contemporaries but they are only a year different in age. She’s wearing it … Continue reading →

I found out this morning who the other participants are going to be in a book project that will be announced shortly. Since the publisher and the editor haven’t made a public announement about it, I’ll remain mum for the … Continue reading →

We survived the cold snap of 2010. It never seemed to be quite as bad as forecast, although it probably was. The worst of the low temperatures were overnight. By the time we got up and about it was usually … Continue reading →

Colder here this morning than in Halifax, NS, by a few degrees at least. I’m not sure I would have noticed if they weren’t making such a huge fuss about it on the TV and in the newspapers. Sure, it’s … Continue reading →

One of my Facebook friends from Texas made this pithy observation: When the temperature in Texas begins with the digit “1,” it’s supposed to have two more digits after it, not just one. The cold snap of 2010 is sweeping … Continue reading →

It felt good to be back at the keyboard this morning. This was my first day of normal writing sessions of the new year — my first since before Christmas, in fact. I’m still working on revisions to a 6000-word … Continue reading →

The Houston Chronicle had a jaunty front-page article this morning about how the temperature in Houston is going to be lower than the temperature at McMurdo Station in Antarctica on Friday morning. The forecast low there is 21° and we’re … Continue reading →

The forthcoming vampire anthology Evolve, which contains my short story “A Murder of Vampires,” has a spiffy new web site and is now accepting pre-orders for the various editions, including a trade paperback (signed by all contributors), a hardcover, and a … Continue reading →

My daughter is attending the Houston Texans game today with a friend, who is a Patriots fan. I’m sitting at home watching the game on TV, probably getting a much better view of events without all the aggro of dealing … Continue reading →