On New Ideas and the Perils of Watercress

Well, it’s been a while.
Lying in bed a few weeks back I found myself drifting in and out of a vague dream about a clone on the run from some sort of shadowy government agency. In my half-waking mind, the components of a story started to come together. Upon waking, I was surprised to [...]

Il Terribile Pescecane

In which I relate how I got my Big Break . . . and why I let it go.

The Cat and the Fox

In which I drop vague hints, recount a trip to Aurohn Lake this past weekend, and discuss the appeasement of local gods.

On Podcasts

Kensinger Jones is an old-school advertising man who made his mark back in the 1950’s and 60’s with a lot of original, award-winning work. As I understand it, Tony the Tiger is one of his credits, as are the Jolly Green Giant and Lil’ Sprout, the Pilsbury Doughboy, and a number of advertising icons. He [...]

“The Third Day Comes a Frost…”

Cold times here in the midwest — single digit temperatures and below, arctic winds, and lots of grumpy people. And when the sun does shine, it’s a brittle, cheerless light.

So, of course, I’m loving it.

A Little Bit of November

I’m just now starting to come out of the foggy haze that washed over me last week — a low fever, chills, and not much else to show for it all. I felt bad enough to notice but not enough to take off of work. My coworkers kept offering me various cold medicines, despite my [...]

Garrick’s Lament and the Appeal of Milkweed

In which our Beloved Author wastes some time whining about time as a prologue to recounting his weekend (supplemented with photographs). A few interesting links are also provided and a political endorsement is made.

The Bones of Time and Other Diversions

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, with birthdays and holidays and various little things eating up my time in dainty bites so small you hardly notice until there’s nothing left but the bones.
Speaking of which, this film is either brilliant or disturbing. Or both.
Either way, I want one of those zombie puppets.
Which gives me [...]

Unclogging the Grate

Spent a fairly miserable time over the past few days, dealing with some sort of bug I picked up on Father’s Day — which was, conversely, a wonderful time out at Aurohn Lake with most of my favorite people.

It wasn’t all food poisoning and friends, either. I acquitted myself admirably by clearing a number of [...]

Strangers When We Meet

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
– Anais Nin
Been back home for a week or so — well, going on two weeks now — and I’ve been following up with the handful of contacts, leads, and introductions I made while at the BookExpo America.
Apart from some good connections, [...]