Monthly Archives: August 2010

At just about the same time as he was accepting an Emmy award, John Hamm’s alter ego, Don Draper (or Dick Whitman, if you prefer) was getting a Clio award for the best floor polish commercial. Nice piece of synchronicity. … Continue reading →

It’s so nice to leave the gym at noon and walk out into dry air. Usually it’s like a sauna, but our humidity has been down so it doesn’t feel nearly so close. While I was updating my bibliography this … Continue reading →

Cemetery Dance officially announced Shivers VI today (after a pre-announcement directed at long-time clients yesterday). The anthology contains my story “It is the Tale,” as well as stories by many names you’ll recognize: Brian Keene, for example. Kealan Patrick Burke, … Continue reading →

A while back, I sat down for a lengthy interview with a producer working for Biography Channel International. They were updating their Stephen King biography, which was a decade out of date, and wanted to add some new faces to … Continue reading →

I’m sure there are worse things in the world than picking up a cup of iced tea, taking a huge draught and discovering that it’s sweetened. I’m quite sure of that, in fact. But at the moment I’d be hard … Continue reading →

I was surprised to see a box of Alpha-Bits in the background during the opening scene of this week’s Covert Affairs. Used to be one of my favorite cereals. Then, all of a sudden, it disappeared off the shelves. Apparently … Continue reading →

Today on Storytellers Unplugged: Why digital publishing didn’t catch on 10 years ago–and why it might now. My rambling thoughts on why I think eBooks…well, the title pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? I got to see Pink Floyd … Continue reading →

It rained this morning, if by “rain” I mean a little bit of water fell from the sky and a few things got vaguely moist. After a soggy July, we’ve had effectively no rain thus far in August. The local … Continue reading →

No better way to start the day than with a short story acceptance letter! My tale “Centralia is Still Burning” will appear in Specters in Coal Dust, edited by Michael Knost.  I asked Michael at World Horror this year if … Continue reading →

I finished my revisions on the short story I’ve been rewriting for the past couple of weeks. Found a market for it, prepared the submission package and I’ll get it in the mail sometime this weekend. The last time I … Continue reading →