Tag Archives: the (alleged) real world
A Freelancer Looks At The Weekend….
Things I need to do between now and Monday…. 1. get bike tuned up and wheel repaired (yeah, I haven’t gotten that done yet) 2. start the copyedit for SOUL OF FIRE (due Wednesday) 3. polish up the next segment of an ongoing freelance project (due Tuesday) 4. edit two stories for Buzzy Magazine [...]
This is Not a Book Post
This is a post that has nothing to do with writing, books, or, well, me, really, although it’s told from my POV and speaks to my actions. As some of you know, I’m a football fan. Specifically a NY Giants fan, but I love the game of football, the design of the plays, the execution, [...]
Someone Loves Me And Wants Me to Survive 2013
I may have mentioned a few times that 2013 is going to get a little… crazy-hectic. And lo, a sampler box from Grounds For Change did appear at my door, and six beany beauties were revealed…. Will I like any of them enough to wean me away from my workday standard Sierra Nevada Columbian? Follow [...]
Why I won’t be at Boskone this weekend
Normally, a local convention is high on my “I’ll be there” list. But I’m missing Boskone this year because I will be in DC for the #ForwardonClimateControl march (blizzards permitting) on Sunday February 17th. Everyone knows that if you want to change something, if you want to influence legislature or push a positive social change, [...]
Mid-December. Yeah. How’d THAT happen?
Probably won’t make Draft on “Promises to Keep” today, since I have a breakfast meeting and then afternoon plans to see The Hobbit (yes, I know, but it’s THE HOBBIT. I have to give the first segment a chance, right?). However, Draft status seems imminent this weekend…. “Alfred knew he sounded like an idiot. He [...]
Small Business Saturday Self-Promo
Today is Small Business Saturday. I am, technically if not legally, a Small Business (I work out of a NYC apartment space, that qualifies me!). So, should you feel the desire to support me, buying my books would be an excellent thing to do. It would be even MORE excellent if you did it via [...]
that was the WFC that was (this is not actually a convention report)
World Fantasy was… well, it was WFC. It was an odd one for me, coming on the heels of the tension and stress of Sandy, and while most of my brain is focused on the launch of my mystery self next week…. I woke up Sunday and had my usual thought of “ok, did I [...]
And the “where in the storm is Jim Cantore?” sweepstakes have started….
Frankenstorm update, summarized: GFS predicts the center passes over NYC; Rhode Island and Boston are all gonna die. ECMWF forecast says landfall in Jersey; NYC and CT shoreline, maybe Rhode Island are all gonna die. National Hurricane Center’s forecast agrees with ECMWF, but suggests maybe we’re all gonna die. Also: hell yes this is at [...]
It is an everyday. It will never be any other day.
The story below was written not for 9/11, but for 4/19. And yet, it holds true for all such tragedies, here, and around the world. For the victims. And for the survivors. May we all find peace. Shalom aleikhem.
Tuesday Very Much Like Monday, and it’s summer no matter what the calendar says.
oh yeah there it is, the “hazy hot and humid” forecast nobody was waiting for…. ices the coffee, cranks the ac without apology Today (this week) is kind of crazy. I’m working on a novel draft and a short story. I’m trying to get organized for BEA next week (wheeee). I’m trying to get the apartment [...]
