Readings
I went to City Lights tonight to see Jarret Kobek "read" from his new book Atta, a "psychedelic biography" of the 9/11 terrorist. Like me, Kobek isn't much of a reader, but unlike me he's pretty...
View ArticleTen Bits of Advice Writers Should Stop Giving Aspiring Writers
Lots of these sorts of things going around lately. Some of them are even quite good, but they do tend to be of a type. To those interested in starving better (now a likely Stoker nominee) I've said...
View ArticleEvidence!
Over on Facebook, the author of one of the worst award-nominated stories in recent memory (we talked about it before; it's the robot in church one) takes issue with my anti-advice of the other day. I...
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Attention New American Library
Or, for that matter, everyone who knows someone who might work for New American Library.STOP SENDING ME VAMPIRE PRINCESS NOVELS!AND PLEASE STOP SENDING THEM TO THE BRATTLEBORO, VT ADDRESS I LEFT IN...
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World Book Night 2012
April 23rd is World Book Night, and it will now be held in the US as well the UK. Basically, volunteers are given books to hand out to non-readers in their community. Of course, I live in a...
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Wednesday Late Notes
Burns NightWe went to Origen, one of those farm-to-fork places, tonight. It's a semi-fancy place and it's the third restaurant to occupy the space in three and a half years because semi-fancy and...
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Class Stereotype Quiz
I haven't taken an Internet quiz in a long time. This one is based on Charles Murray's gibbering about The New American Divide. How Thick Is Your Bubble?GuestScore » 14 out of 20 (70% ) Result On a...
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Been too busy to post
...also, jsridler is coming by with ribs and we shall watch the Royal Rumble.So please enjoy this photo of my father on a tractor:Also, for San Francisco people, may I recommend The Ice Cream Bar in...
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Dream post, feel free to skip
I had this dream a few days ago, but la_nausicaa insists I post about it.We were at a dog show of sorts, of a cruise ship much like the one that recently had that fatal crack-up. Something like a giant...
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a novel
The world is full of trivial things, but few of them are quite so trifling as the words "a novel" on the front cover of a book. And yet, I frequently see people utterly confused, as if the phrase has...
View ArticleWriter's Block: Doppelganger Week
Who is your look-alike? View 594 Answers I never answer these things, but this time I will. I have a very large number of lookalikes all over the planet. I know this because wherever I go people ask...
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SATIN LIVES!
My contributor copies of Long Island Noir came in the mail today. See?Won't be out till spring, but I have my copies now, so nyah. My story, "Thy Shiny Car in the Night" is about the Northport of Jack...
View ArticlePropostion
When you next hear someone complain about Black History Month by saying something like, "Why isn't there a WHITE History Month?!" just turn to them and say, "It's April. April is White History Month."
View ArticleWhat will that Spielberg think of next
My sister sent me a short story she wrote, for review.It contains the line: He had about fifty mortal enemies who had never met him—they just hated his Internet personality. Where do people come up...
View ArticleRomance writers demand one more cock, or one less
Romance Writers Ink, an Oklahoma-area chapter of the The Romance Writers of America, runs a contest called More Than Magic. Winner gets a check. All sorts of genres are allowed, from "erotic romance"...
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And, now the most (conceptually) disgusting thing in the world!
That's right. Ouzo soda pop.
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FInally, a sticker on a street sign that speaks to me!
Read motherfucking booksall damn day
View ArticleLONG ISLAND NOIR table of contents
The book—from the other day's post—has its own page on the publisher's site now, which makes cutting and pasting the table of contents a snap. So, *snap*TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction by Kaylie...
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