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How Can Shadows Be Slimy?

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Horror fiction is the only genre I follow with any consistency. I’ve had brief flirtations and extended courtships with genres like fantasy (I favored sword and sorcery during high school, but happily never after), mysteries (mostly the old pulp/hard-boiled stuff, though I’ve followed a few modern series), and sci-fi (briefly raiding my dad’s 40s to […]

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Me Me Me

Monday, May 7, 2012

I am never filled with self-loathing so much as self-annoyance. Psychically, I’m like the big sweaty guy sitting too close on the subway, except I’m/he’s sitting inside my skin.

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“It Is Obvious Whose Idea This Was.”

Saturday, May 5, 2012

What my dad said when he saw the tribute to his 80th birthday I and a few family members set up in his front yard.

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Lately

Thursday, May 3, 2012

* The challenge of writing my novel’s first draft (which comes between the rough draft and the final draft) is that while it needn’t be perfect, I’d like it to make sense. Surely, there are continuity errors. I think I’ve jumbled a few characters here and there (one guy has had three different names). And […]

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Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

In a matter of speaking, I’ve turned up (along with my children and my friends Matt and Dan and their kidlings) on a certain magazine’s cover this week. Yes, I am gleeful and proud. After several months of absolutely shitty happenstance, it was a nice break. My thanks to Mr. W.

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Hilaretic: Now Available at Quimby’s

Monday, April 30, 2012

Still available at Lulu.com!

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Loveliness

Monday, April 30, 2012

Haunted by Gretchen Dow Simpson, by Chris Ware

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Dod Damned Nobocaine!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Just had a filling.

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Old Photos

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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Get to Work, Dan

Monday, April 16, 2012
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