I posted some new details about the Stephen King Illustrated Companion on its page on my web site, including the table of contents, ISBN and approximate dimensions. As I’ve mentioned before, this is going to be a large-format book, slightly larger than a standard sheet of paper. Another book from the same publisher in a similar format weighed over 3 lbs.
Last night’s episode of Raising the Bar was interesting, especially in the way it concluded. Or rather, in that it didn’t exactly, but it doesn’t seem to be a story that will continue. The trial ended with a hung jury and both sides committed to not backing down, which means a new trial in six or eight months, even though the defendant said that he couldn’t go through it again. The alternative was a difficult pill to swallow. Maybe the guy will show up again toward the end of the season.
I finally decided enough is enough with the essay I’ve been tinkering with off and on for several months. This morning, I shifted around paragraphs and sentences yet again, and everything sort of fell into place. I managed to read through it once without making a single change, which is the first time that’s happened. So I pulled the trigger and sent it off to the editor. Time to move on to the two remaining articles I have for the book, one at 500 words and the other at 2500.
I found out through passing correspondence yesterday that Chaney Kley, the guy who played Steve, the lead character in our short film Gotham Café, died two years ago, apparently from sleep apnea. He was only 34 years old. Man, that sucks. Here’s his obituary.
It looked for all the world like it was going to rain yesterday afternoon, and then again this morning, but nothing so far. Just that one downpour on Monday evening.
Here’s a funny op-ed piece in the NY Times written by famous expatriate Canadians about what they miss about the terre de nos aïeux, starting with Rick Moranis and including Kim Cattrall (bet you didn’t know she was one of us!) and a writer for The Simpsons, and includes someone waxing philosophical about the Coffee Crisp bar. Today marks 142 years since Canada became a country. Per Moranis, “We call our dollars loonies because the coin has an image of a loon. Another old bird, the Queen of England, is on the other side of the coin.” Long may she reign!
