Shared Mythologies

I wrote a little something about bedtime stories for my friend Jeff Hite’s website. Here’s how it begins… A few nights ago I was sitting with my daughter Sophie, looking through A Children’s Treasury of Mythology. She’s three years old and one of her favorite things is to go through […]

Happy New Year, everyone!

Boy I can’t believe it’s January 1st already. It’s been such a hectic year, so much going on. And can you believe how fast the time flies when you’re so . . . wait, what? It’s the 17th? Already? Is it still January, at least? Well. Okay then. Erm… A […]

Thank You

I just sent off the last of the pre-Christmas books this morning. Many thanks to all of you who ordered copies of Assam & Darjeeling, Matters of Mortology, and The Cradle as gifts for family and friends this year. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the enthusiasm […]

Avoiding the Obvious Puns

You heard me. Myrna Loy. If you’re following me on Twitter or Facebook, then you may have seen some recent late night posts about harpies. A few people have asked if this is for a new project, something as yet unannounced. Yes. Yes it is. I know I’ve whined about […]

Damage Control

In recent days, some folks have noticed that I’ve been mentioning harpies on my Facebook page. I’m working on a new book, hence these little glimpses of the story. There will be more as I go along. This morning I was looking over my blogroll, in particular one of the […]

Giving Thanks

Thankful today (and every day) for so many things — family, friends, health, blessings . . . all things I don’t deserve.

Secrets, Spoilers, and Teasers

The dust is finally starting to settle after the move. My office has come together so well that I’m resisting the urge to feel guilty for having such a nice big space all to myself. First world problems. My wife reminds me that for years I had no space at […]

10 Places

Since we’re rounding the corner to Halloween, here’s a list of the 10 Most Terrifying Places on Earth. The steep Stanford Road drop off, immediately followed by a dead end, is aptly named The End of the World. If you get stuck at this dead end for too long, according […]