September 5, 2011 in General Topics, Other Stuff
I’ve gotten yet more stories out into the wild that really needed submission, including a few that didn’t get a fair shake in my subs process the first time around. I also had a little jolt of inspiration strike me at a rather wonderful wedding and reception last night.
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June 19, 2011 in Other Stuff
Turn back the clock to a newspaper stand sitting idly at some miscellaneous street corner in the early summer of June, 1938. Your eyes scan the stand’s publications, flipping past the grim headlines of the day, and settle on the bright artwork and bold title of Action Comics, #1. On that cover, you find a character that is so utterly appealing in that age of financial depression, despotic power grabs, and civil listlessness. This is Superman, lifting that car like it is the easiest thing on Earth — this alien at once a part of home and so enticingly removed from it. Read the rest of this entry →
April 21, 2011 in Other Stuff
Longtime readers of my fiction might get the impression that I’m some kind of doom prophet concerning the state of the world now, and in the future. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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May 28, 2007 in Other Stuff
Yes, I’ve been gone lately, in this case for a few days to Port St. Joseph, Florida. The fishing was lackluster, but the weather was terrific. I also had a few more ideas crop up while I was down there.
On the writing front, I’ve some good news, but I don’t want to jinx myself by telling all early. I should know more by the end of June.
As far as other action this week, a string of disappointments:
To which I reply: “Ack”, “Damn”, and “Ah, well”. Still not hitting the consistency I want yet, but I always appreciate punctuality from the editors.
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