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The long and the short of it

My most recent publications include a flash fiction story and a novella. The flash story is a touch over 1400 words (I’m not sure I’d consider it flash fiction at that length, but that’s what the publisher calls it, so … Continue reading

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2020 in Review (3): TV Series

We watched several movies since my last entry and enjoyed them all, to varying degrees. First was Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is adapted from a stage play and looks it, with its set-pieces and long soliloquys. It’s difficult to … Continue reading

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2020 in Review (2): Movies

According to my movie log, I watched on average a movie per week during 2020. The last one we saw in a theater was probably 1917 and boy does that seem like a long time ago. The long list includes … Continue reading

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2020 in Review (1): Publications

Seriously, who wants to remember 2020? It’s a year that we’re looking forward to seeing only through the rearview mirror where, as everyone knows, objects may be closer than they seem. I have high(er) hopes for 2021, what with the … Continue reading

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Ho, ho…ho!

It’s been a good day. Two short story acceptances within several hours. I don’t think that’s ever happened before. There have been days when I’ve had two rejections, but not this! The first acceptance was for a twisted Christmas story … Continue reading

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Silver

Twenty-five years ago today (yes, a quarter of a century ago), my wife and I, accompanied by our then eight-year-old daughter, went to the local courthouse at about 4:30 in the afternoon to get married. The other people at the … Continue reading

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What will the world look like this time next week?

Time for my monthly update! I’m taking a rare day off from work today—from the day job, at least. Catching up on writerly obligations. Number one among those was the signing of more than 1100 signature pages for the limited … Continue reading

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We ran out of letters

Sounds like a terrible condition for a writer. However, I’m referring to names for hurricanes. We’ve already expended the complete list for 2020, which means we’ve moved on to Greek letters. Tropical Storm Beta is knocking at our door, promising … Continue reading

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Post-Laura Post

In 2008, Hurricane Ike arrived in our neighborhood and did some damage. Trees fell on neighbors’ houses, we lost a few shingles from our roof, but there was nothing like the damage that occurred elsewhere, or like what we’ve seen … Continue reading

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Necon…Nocon

In an ordinary world, I would be in an airplane headed to New England for Necon 40. But it’s far from an ordinary world and I’m not going anywhere farther than the mailbox to pick up the post today. By … Continue reading

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