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We have a winnah
09.06.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Tim Pratt has won a Hugo for Best Short Story 2007. I don’t know Tim, but back when he was editor of Star*Line he accepted a poem of mine. I haven’t read this particular story, but I have read a lot of his other work and he is a very good writer indeed. Much deserved congratulations [...]
Writing
Work in Regress
03.13.07 | Permalink | Comment?

As seen on Tim Pratt’s website: “The work-in-progress meme. Turn to page 123 in your work-in-progress. (If you haven’t gotten to page 123 yet, then turn to page 23. If you haven’t gotten there yet, then get busy and write page 23.) Count down four sentences and then instead of just the fifth sentence, give us [...]
Music, Writing
Boxing Day Barter
12.26.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

After having to go into work for the morning, this afternoon I sold some CDs and plowed some of the proceeds into these purchases: Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Kruder & Dorfmeister, G-Stoned The Vandals, Fear of a Punk Planet Hoodoo Gurus, Mars Needs Guitars Napalm Death, Smear Campaign Cypress [...]
General, Writing
Possible Story Opening Inspired By Cat
11.20.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

“In the small hours of the night, I was woken by the noise of a cat trying to vomit on my head. Thank God I was able to fall asleep again.” Thankfully in this case said vomit did not land on me and the mess was contained and abated by swift de-contamination techniques.
General, Writing
Sickago
10.19.06 | Permalink | Comment?

This Saturday is birthday number Thirty-seven. But I shan’t be in Portland to blarg about. Mrs and I are flying to Chicago tomorrow, accompanied by Pater and Sister and Brother-in-Law. From there we drive to Oak Park, where our hotel is. From Oak Park we will drive to South Bend. Itinerary: in Oak Park to [...]
Writing
New Story
10.01.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

My story, Boxes of Prophets, is now online in the new issue of Wanderings magazine.

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