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Jazma online updated the interview I did with them to include a number of images, including a photo of me with my good buddy Glenn Chadbourne taken when I was in Portland a number of years ago for a Road … Continue reading →

I usually troll the internet for an image to accompany my posts. Today, my search revealed this little gem, which is one of the wackiest ideas I’ve encountered of late. Pink Floyd lullabies. Who knew? I spent an hour this … Continue reading →

Good news to start off the day: The Stephen King Illustrated Companion was nominated for an Edgar award by the Mystery Writers of America. Winners will be announced at a banquet in NYC at the end of April. The full list of … Continue reading →

I never know when a Storytellers Unplugged essay is going to strike a chord with readers. This month’s entry, Aspring Writers, garnered more comments than most of my essays for the site (though nothing near as much response as Apparently … Continue reading →

I have to confess that I didn’t recognize Jonathan Frakes in this week’s episode of Criminal Minds. When I look at the clip again, I don’t know how I could have missed it. I guess I was concentrating too much … Continue reading →

I heard back from the editor who accepted my short story back in September but then published a table of contents last week that didn’t contain it. He located my manuscript, read the story over, and decided to keep this … Continue reading →

Glad to see Castle back this week. Alyssa Milano was a pleasant surprise as Rick’s former flame. I wouldn’t have automatically placed Milano and Fillion together as contemporaries but they are only a year different in age. She’s wearing it … Continue reading →

I found out this morning who the other participants are going to be in a book project that will be announced shortly. Since the publisher and the editor haven’t made a public announement about it, I’ll remain mum for the … Continue reading →

We survived the cold snap of 2010. It never seemed to be quite as bad as forecast, although it probably was. The worst of the low temperatures were overnight. By the time we got up and about it was usually … Continue reading →

Colder here this morning than in Halifax, NS, by a few degrees at least. I’m not sure I would have noticed if they weren’t making such a huge fuss about it on the TV and in the newspapers. Sure, it’s … Continue reading →