Category Archives: Dexter

In Castle Veritas

I posted my review of FaceOff, the new anthology from the ITW, at Onyx Reviews this weekend. It’s a neat concept, pairing up mystery / crime / thriller writers and their characters. Also a good way to sample the work … Continue reading

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The Eye of the Storm

Our new ChromeCast gadget arrived on Friday. Cool thing. Plugs into the HDMI port and USB port on the back of the new flatscreen TV and allows you to broadcast from Netflix and YouTube. Setup was simple and when you … Continue reading

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They should have called Dirk Pitt

This Costa Concordia salvage operation is fascinating. On one level it’s about as interesting to watch as paint drying, but on another the sheer magnitude of the effort is amazing. Imagine being in one of those Zodiac boats in the … Continue reading

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Better Call Saul

Very sad to hear of the passing of Bob Booth, aka Papa Necon, this weekend. He was an author, an editor and the founder of my favorite horror writers’ convention. He had been battling cancer all this year, but he … Continue reading

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Some people are immune to good advice

It is surprisingly difficult to deem a short story “finished” and to send it out into the world. My writing progress for the weekend consisted of taking a 4300 word short story and turning it into a 4000 word story. … Continue reading

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Lard-Ass Hogan…in space

If you missed out on the HWA round table last night, “The Continuing Impact of Stephen King,” there’s still time to take part. The page will remain open for the next few days and the four contributors (Douglas E. Winter, … Continue reading

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When 90 feels cool

That is a real capture of my weather app from my iPhone on Saturday afternoon. This is the first time in recorded history that Houston had a day over 105° in a month other than August. The humidity, at 24%, … Continue reading

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A whale of a finale

I spent much of Saturday responding to a series of interview questions. The interview will appear online in January. Links will, of course, be provided. I also polished off my Storytellers Unplugged essay, “Not the time to rewrite your text,” … Continue reading

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United Nations

Winterish weather is on its way to Texas. It was 81° all weekend, but a front swept through overnight so it was only in the forties and fifties today and we’ll have a three-to-six-hour freeze tomorrow morning. People are already … Continue reading

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This is December?

There are two reasons why I find it hard to believe that this is December. First of all, it seemed like only yesterday it was September. Or August. Secondly, it’s been over 80° every day for the past week. Supposedly … Continue reading

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