We survived the fake Mayan apocalypse, and though people still seem pretty worried about this fiscal “cliff” (slope) thing, I’m going to go out on a limb and say, what the hell, we’ll make it through that, too. I feel pretty confident, because 2012 has been the Year of the Dragon in eastern astrology, andContinue reading “Math in words”
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A Writer’s Notebook: someone else’s writing exercise
I posted a blank page two weeks ago and, still exhausted from national events and from finishing a school year, I missed last week’s entry entirely. And with a whole new year just days away, I had thought about skipping this week’s entry, too, and starting fresh in January. But then this happened. A yearContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: someone else’s writing exercise”
New(ish) publication
People who read my blog a lot (no, I haven’t forgotten you, even though it’s been more than a week since I last posted) might remember my story “Lightning My Pilot,” which was in Bartleby Snopes back in September. If you missed it, don’t worry — it’s getting re-published by Bartleby Snopes: it’s just beenContinue reading “New(ish) publication”
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, dead and gone
Those of you who actually follow may have been wondering where I’ve been. What’s more, you’re probably wondering what happened to NaNoWriMo and the Writer’s Notebook. As for the latter, the short answer is that I didn’t finish, for the first time since I started. The longer answer I hinted at in my last PhotoContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, dead and gone”
Jersey Devil Press. Keeping it real.
Ordinarily, when Jersey Devil Press releases a new issue, our editor does the official intro on the website and I just spout off whatever I think about the issue here on my blog. But this issue’s special, and really, I can’t say much about it better than Mike Sweeney already has, so I’m just goingContinue reading “Jersey Devil Press. Keeping it real.”
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3
Man, I cannot believe I have only a week left. And you know what? This might be the year I don’t make it. It’s not for lack of trying. I’ve just been busy with schoolwork and, somewhat unexpectedly, moving. Because, you see, my wife and I have just bought a house. Or will have whenContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 3”
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 2
Is it week 2 already? I’m all over the place in the stories and characters I’m playing with, and the writing is coming in fits and starts — some days I manage fewer than 1,000 words, some days I knock out twice that many; sometimes I hammer out all the words at night after work,Continue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 2”
Bram Stoker’s birthday!
I love vampires. No, not sparkly emo teens: I’m talking about VAMPIRES: And there is no one — I’m sorry, Anne Rice fans and Chelsea Quinn Yarbo fans and Richard Matheson fans and Steve Niles fans — there is NO ONE who has ever written a vampire story as brilliant as the one that launchedContinue reading “Bram Stoker’s birthday!”
Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books”
Bill Roorbach’s Life Among Giants,which officially releases on November 13, has been named to Amazon’s “Best Book of the Month” list. Congrats to Bill! If that’s not enough to convince to you to buy the book right this minute, check out my review of the book. And if that still doesn’t do the trick, tune inContinue reading “Life Among Amazon’s “Best Books””
A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 1
It’s only the second day of National Novel Writing Month, but I’m off to a running start. As of 2 pm, I’m sitting on just over 5,500 words. Some of my fellow WriMo buddies have been congratulating me on the output, but I keep reminding them that I have a LOT of work to do thisContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: NaNoWriMo 2012, week 1”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 