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Toronto, combined with some nice second unit photography, did a very serviceable job of passing for Zurich, Switzerland on this week’s episode of Covert Affairs. There were the requisite shots of the airport and of the churches along the lake, and … Continue reading →

After a short story was rejected recently, I decided to take a look at it before sending it out, a sort of semi-annual checkup, and I was shocked and appalled by how heavy handed it was. The story was 3500 … Continue reading →

Suffering from a summer cold this weekend. It started out with a scratchy throat—a familiar warning symbol. Then my voice turned basso profundo. It’s amazing how little it takes to throw me off my writing schedule. Sore throat and phlegmy … Continue reading →

Only once before have I had to submit a short story proposal instead of a short story to a new market. That was in the case of the Doctor Who: Destination Prague anthology, where we had to pitch the story … Continue reading →

Another rainy day in Texas. Last night we had some of the most impressive thunder I’ve ever heard. One crack was loud and fierce enough to shake the house and make me say a bad word. Several of the rolls … Continue reading →

This weekend I finally finished “The Vengeance” to the point where I was happy to submit it—and did. I had two other stories in the recycle heap so I thought I’d take a glance at them before sending them out … Continue reading →

I’m one of over 10,000 people who downloaded Brian James Freeman’s novella, The Painted Darkness, which is being offered as a free eBook in advance of its Cemetery Dance publication. I finally got around to reading the book on my … Continue reading →

Our erstwhile tropical depression now has a name: Bonnie. We almost had a Bonnie a few weeks ago, but that storm couldn’t get its act together. For some reason I keep hearing “My Bonnie lies over the ocean” in my … Continue reading →

I overheard someone complaining about going out on an unsuccessful errand run. “Came up with only feathers, no chickens” is the quaint phrase they used to describe the frustrating experience. I thought: I need to write that down. Could come … Continue reading →

I received a very strange package from Fed-Ex yesterday. Overnight delivery, rush, rush, rush. Before I opened the box, I noted that it came from Maryland, so I thought perhaps it was something from Cemetery Dance. When I opened the … Continue reading →