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WHC 2011 is History: Part 2

In the elevator on Saturday morning I found myself saying that I was on my way to a panel on how to kill people. Only at World Horror could you say something like that and not attract strange looks. The … Continue reading

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WHC 2011 is history: PART 1

I drove to Austin a little less than a week ago to attend World Horror 2011. I got on the road around 9 a.m. because I had to pick up Guest of Honor Joe Hill at the Austin airport shortly … Continue reading

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Tea for two (thousand)

Finally making some real headway on the novella in progress after some serious renovations. So far I changed it from first person to third person, changed that person from a woman to a man and gave him a sidekick because … Continue reading

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Ups and downs

Conducted business regarding three different short story submissions this weekend. On Friday I received the check for a story that will appear in the new market AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review. I’m not exactly sure when it will be published, … Continue reading

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Domesticity

Winter hasn’t loosed its hold on us yet. It was down to 38° last night, though it’s a pleasant 65° today. Down into the forties tonight, with highs in the sixties and seventies for the next several days. I can … Continue reading

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Swimming with the fishes

I was pleased to hear back from the editor to whom I sent last week’s new short story this morning. Though the anthology in question is not a definite go yet, he liked the story enough to say that he … Continue reading

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House and Justified for the win

I love it when people e-mail me out of the blue and offer to pay me money to do something. That doesn’t happen nearly often enough, but it’s very nice when it does. More on this later, if it works … Continue reading

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The Fizzle of ’11

I was greatly disappointed this morning. I fully expected to open the blinds and gaze out upon a snowy white lawn, with snow clinging to the trees and adorning the roofs of our neighbors homes. Four inches, ideally, but one … Continue reading

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The Blizzard of ’11

The worst recorded snowfall in Houston’s history likely occurred on Feb. 14 -15, 1895. In all, the city received about 20 inches of snow. (Click the photo for a larger version.) Measurable amounts of snow would not be recorded again … Continue reading

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Continuing Evolution

Instead of plowing forward with the work in progress this morning, I did an editing pass on the 3000 words I have already. The story was written in an odd manner, so I wanted to make sure it held together. … Continue reading

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