Archive for October, 2007
Happy Halloween
Instead of doing a new chapter from Assam and Darjeeling over at iTunes this week, thought I might share a nice spooky story for Hallowe’en.
You can listen to it below, if you’ve got QuickTime. If not, then you’ll need to download that here first.
I hope you enjoy it. If you want to hear more [...]
Halloweek: In Sheep’s Clothing
I had originally intended to post a week’s worth of essays on various thoughts and topics related to Halloween . . . but real life intervened (in the form of writing and work and a strange obsession with something called Guitar Hero III). So you’re stuck with a stubbed off Halloweek series and the cold [...]
Halloweek: The Talking Board
Ouija board, ouija board, ouija board
Would you help me?
Because I still do feel
So horribly lonely
– Morrissey
At the Copro Nason Gallery in Santa Monica there’s a new art show of Ouija-inspired art. I’m not a Ouija guy — never used one, never plan to — but there’s something about the history, design, and usage of the [...]
And I Hope I Never Forget
There’s three different blog posts in various stages of not-quite-done, but I figured I might as well start number four.
So . . . a few new query letters went out to more agents last week. I’ll send a few out every few weeks between now and early December, assuming that the holiday distraction won’t do [...]
Nothing to see here, move along…
Unless something dramatic occurs, ongoing news and updates regarding my novel “Assam & Darjeeling” can be found here.
Long story short, the latest is that one agent had already kicked back a personal response with a kindly, brief gloss of their of lack interest in representing the project.
No matter. They weren’t my first choice. She has [...]
Habitation
“Habitation” by Margaret Atwood
Marriage is not
a house or even a tent
it is before that, and colder:
the edge of the forest, the edge
of the desert
the unpainted stairs
at the back where we squat
outside, eating popcorn
the edge of the receding glacier
where painfully and with wonder
at having survived even
this far
we are learning to make fire
Just a Quick One
Over at Podcast Alley, they tell me I have to “validate my feed” before I can claim my podcast in their directory.
Assuming that they know what they’re doing, here goes…
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-ad5febd3fb216062ce9b7b71c4b0c683}
I feel better already.
The Undertaker Story
Started work on my second novel tonight. This is actually an odd one. I wrote the first draft about fourteen years ago.
So, you could say that I’ve had some time to think on it.
Tonight, my main thought is that it’s a much, much better story than I remembered. More importantly, I’m somewhat surprised by the [...]
