Following upon the previous post, Kage Baker has passed away. A few years back she was guest of honor at ConQuest, in Kansas City. Here in St. Louis some folks at the public library contacted me to see if I … Continue reading
J.D. Salinger is dead. Age 91, he died, according to reports, of natural causes, at home, away from the media. I confess—I never read him. Catcher In The Rye is one of those touchstone books everyone had read, but not … Continue reading
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” Buddha
Did a little playing with Photoshop today. Just fooling around to see where it would take. Ended up in a very 2001: A Space Odyssey sort of visual space… I can see how this can get very addictive…to the point … Continue reading
This morning I completed the second draft of the new murder mystery, The Drowned Doll. The first draft came in at about 70,000 words, this one is just shy of 93,000, which is right about where I wanted it. I … Continue reading
Okay, so I contributed to the James Cameron Self Love Fund and saw AVATAR. Yesterday we went to the 3-D showing (no way I would spend money on the normal view, I can wait for the DVD the way I … Continue reading
Starting off on a positive step, I’ve made a change on the site. Not much of a one, but it could lead to something special. The Art page has been static for some time now. Technical issues among other things. … Continue reading