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I was one of the over 106 million people who tuned in to watch TV commercials yesterday evening (surpassing the M*A*S*H finale as the most-watched program ever). I didn’t really care who won the game, though I had a mild … Continue reading →

My interview with the Woodlands Villager, the community newspaper, made the front page. Not too shabby. One of these days I’m going to figure out how to take notes while I’m in the shower. Some of my absolute best ideas … Continue reading →

The Stephen King Illustrated Companion made the preliminary ballot for the Stoker Award. This is not a nomination. The active membership of the HWA will now vote on this ballot to produce the list of nominees (with some help from … Continue reading →

Saw this little guy on the median while I was out at lunchtime. No coyotes in sight, but two lanes of traffic zooming past him on either side. Roadrunners can fly, though they seem to prefer not to. I kept looking … Continue reading →

We’ve all but decided to go up to New York for the Edgar banquet. I mean, what are the odds that I’ll ever be an Edgar nominee again? And on the ultra-remote possibility that I were to win (stranger things … Continue reading →

I received my official congratulations letter from the MWA yesterday regarding my Edgar nomination. I’m still undecided about attending the banquet. Round-trip airfare is cheaper than the hotel! So, who was Michael Westin channeling as the man in the fancy … Continue reading →

I’m sure that most of you also receive e-mail alerts from Amazon advising you of the availability of titles that might be of interest. Today’s recommendation was for A Dark Matter by Peter Straub. A reasonably astute suggestion, except for … Continue reading →

Ridley Pearson was at the local Barnes & Noble last night promoting his latest YA novel, The Academy. A significant fraction of attendees were young’uns, some of them very enthusiastic about his books. He arrived about fifteen minutes early and … Continue reading →

So far this year, I’ve had two stories that I considered to be “in the pipeline” fall off the cliff. The first case I’ve already mentioned — and it is by far the weirdest. The story was accepted for a … Continue reading →

That’s no ordinary pizza. It is an abomination known as a haggis pizza, which some places are offering for Robbie Burns day. Even Dominos in Scotland is making them. If that doesn’t drive a person to drink, I don’t know … Continue reading →