My cousins, gather ’round, for news I bring. Lo these months, ye have no doubt noticed a certain slowness of mind betwixt these pages, and a finger to match. It appeareth that I would sooner with a man-sized cocktail fork be run through than spill precious time in scribery to thee. Alas! ‘Tis true that […]
5:30: The alarm goes off and I slap it on the head. Groggy. Think of some bizarre dream I had. Wonder why I waste so much mental energy on drivel while in REM sleep. Wish I had some revelation about my novel instead, but no…
6:00: Cold water on face, teeth brushed, coffee in hand. I […]
It’s October 31st, and you know what that means… synopsis day! Yep, screw the candy corn and sheet-ghosts, this is the last day before the kick-off of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It’s been a month since I decided to participate, so naturally I’m getting around to outlining my ideas today. I. Am. Not. Ready.
Mystery fans have lost one of the genre’s most original voices. Tony Hillerman, the author of 18 Navajo-themed mysteries, has died at 83.
Technology ought to be simple, don’t you think? Blogging technology certainly is. Thanks to WordPress, adding a new post here is as simple as opening a vein and letting it flow into the keyboard, then hitting “Publish”. One aspect of blogging has always bugged me though, and that’s the reading part—more specifically, feed reading. Until […]
It’s almost that time again. November 1 marks the start of the tenth annual National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for the hip). Every year, increasingly large numbers of literary speed-freaks set their keyboards ablaze by writing a 50,000-word novel in thirty days. The whole NaNo notion stands normal writing convention on its ear, with sheer […]
You know you’ve been away from blogging too long when you get a login prompt on your own admin control panel. I actually had to squint at the ceiling for a minute before I remembered my own username and password. Now that I’m back in, I think I’m about ready to start posting again. Deciding […]
Contrary to what you might think from visiting here, I’m still looking at the right side of the grass. Late summer has been tough for writing—it always is for me. Soon enough, the skies will turn to lead, the chill will roll in from the coast, and the keyboard will beckon. For now though, staying […]
This placard was parked roadside near a Portland mall, and for a change I had a camera with me.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
If you’ve got really keen eyes, maybe you noticed a tiny addition to the blog a couple of days ago. I’ll wait a second while you try to figure out what it is…
