September 11

It’s hard to believe that 8 years have already passed since that day I came down from the bedroom to see on the television smoke billowing out of a hole in the side of one tower of the World Trade Center. We all know what happened next. A month after… Continue reading

All of a Sudden

So, yesterday I’m sitting in this very chair working on a short story when the phone rang. It was 9:00am. PVCC wanted to know if I could take on another two classes, the first of which started at 10:30. I had to drop everything and get ready to leave the… Continue reading

Sundry Again

Episoe #7 of Novy MIRror is currently in post production. I hope to have it posted this weekend. Interview this time is with David Lee Summers, sf writer, editor of Tales of the Talisman, and professional astronomer. We talk about all three areas. // Anyone looking at Fundable to manage… Continue reading

Winter Arrived

I received my author copies of Winter in the mail today. The three books crossed in the mail with a check for another 20 to sell at conventions and local bookstores. It’s trade paperback, but more like a chapbook in thickness–it’s only 67 pages including non-story pages. Still, it has… Continue reading

Winter Again

Finally heard from Sam’s Dot Publishing and my copies of my trade paperback “Winter” were shipped late last week. I should get them this coming week. The cover art for the book is really nice. I posted it in a previous entry (here). I don’t think I mentioned that I… Continue reading

Batman Forever

Batman Forever turned out not to be as bad as I feared. I gave it one more star than I gave Batman and Robin. I thought Jim Carrey made a decent Riddler, though it went over the top occasionally. At least this movie entertained me, however, I think it’s a… Continue reading

I’m…Batman

Despite warnings to avoid them, I still wanted to see all the Batman movies. In order to save the rest of the family some pain, I watched Batman and Robin online. Netflix 2 out of 5 stars–they guessed right. Really cartoonish. I have Batman Forever coming on DVD, currently in… Continue reading

I Finally Threw a Book Across the Room

I have always had great respect for books, so it comes as something of a shock to admit today that I threw a book across the room I was so disgusted with the content. Rewind–Several years ago I had been reading books about Neanderthals as research for my first novel…. Continue reading