After my workout, I sat outside. It made me miss having an actual yard (or living closer to ground level). You can't hear the crickets from the 32nd floor. You can't smell the deep, dank earth on cool nights like I could tonight. I should go sit down there on the nights I can't sleep…
Working on my latest story tonight (about sinister small town rituals) I had a funny thought. My grandmother was also a writer, and many of her stories were about small town life, too. The only difference is hers were more poignant, definitely with a literary feel to them, whereas mine are more along the sinister…
Last night was the Skinny Puppy show. Nothing like some blisteringly cacophonous industrial and a hypnotic light show to make you feel alive! At times, I could literally feel the bass in my bones. It reminded me of the remake of The Italian Job where Seth Green's character says he wants to buy a stereo…
My book came today – excitement abounds! Actually, it is Djr's book, but I've been anxiously awaiting it, so thankfully it got here in just over a week.I've only read a few pages so far, but I can't get over how great it looks – glossy cover, top-quality paper & binding. I guess I'd better…
Today, my world is pure white. We've had fresh snow overnight, so when I woke up today, the roads and valley were newly covered. There's a small pond across the way in the park, and the surface is completely covered, making it look like a huge moon-crater from way up here. It's nice to look…
My good friend David is an incredible writer, photographer, and all around cool guy. After years of corporate work and working on his writing on the side, he quit his job to dedicate his full-time life to reworking his novels, self-publishing them and plunging headlong into his creative pursuits. The problem? We all know how…