Monthly Archives: March 2010

Contrary to what I said in my Storytellers Unplugged essay, “The Book Launch,” I did in fact remember to wear something green today. I wasn’t entirely sure — I had to confirm it with my wife. I thought for a … Continue reading →

I received my Stoker nomination certificate in yesterday’s mail. Shortly it will be hanging on the wall next to its mate from five years ago and the new Edgar nomination certificate, which is almost as large as the two Stoker … Continue reading →

I had no trouble getting up at my usual time this morning, even with the time change, but I feel draggy today. I should be back on schedule just in time to go to England and mess myself up all … Continue reading →

I’m making progress with my new exercise regime. Yesterday I managed five laps of the pool (up from three), and today I knocked a minute off the time for my aerobics training. I had a brilliant idea about the story … Continue reading →

What did they expect? There’s an article on the CBC website today about an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Montreal that was delayed a couple of weeks ago. Not necessarily big news. The reason for the delay? Technical problems? Nope. … Continue reading →

We’re skipping spring and going straight into summer. Not exactly, but we’ve been flirting with 80° days this week, though the evenings are cool. I’m getting back into my exercise regimen after two months off. Hit the elliptical today to … Continue reading →

I wonder how many takes it took for them to nail the showtune scene on How I Met Your Mother last night. It was one of those montages where the actors essentially stay put and a lot of backdrops and … Continue reading →

I received my Edgar nomination certificate this weekend. It’s ginormous, as my daughter would say. 11 x 17. Went out at noon to pick up a frame for it so it can hang on the wall of shame fame. Speaking … Continue reading →

Found out this morning that my story “Ground Wood,” originally published by the now-defunct Wrong World as a DVD ebook, will be in Volume One of Best New Zombie Tales, edited by James Roy Daley at his Books of the … Continue reading →

Had a good time yesterday participating in the interactive, day-long interview featuring editors and authors from Tesseracts Thirteen at Bitten By Books. It’s all still up there if you care to peruse it. I’m no fan of Kathy Griffin. For … Continue reading →