The State of the Blog Tour, Week 6
So, there was an interview and a review. The review was from Omnimystery News. Here's an excerpt: OMN: Suppose The Summer of Long Knives is adapted for television or film, and you're…
You Won’t Be Talking To Me, But It’s An Incredible Simulation
Actually, the interview I did with Omnimysterynews is better than a conversation with me. I don't digress as much. You know, come to think of it, I was thinking about my…
Plastic Surgery In World Of Warcraft
My friend Lezlie discovered one day that her Orc character had some work done. The operation is quick and painless and you are eager to see the results. As you…
Margo Howard Provides An Object Lesson In Mishandling Bad Reviews
From The New Republic: I’ll bet you don’t know what the Amazon “Vine Community” is. I didn’t. I was never even aware of it until my memoir was published earlier this year.…
Expelled Nazis Can Still Collect Social Security Benefits
An AP investigation revealed that former SS camp guards, missile engineers, and collaborators continued to receive payments after fleeing or being deported from the U.S. Why? Apparently the Justice Department used…
Recap of the Blog Tour, Week 5
Two positive reviews this time around, the first from No More Grumpy Bookseller: Snowden's Summer of Long Knives was really an impressive historical thriller. In a lot of ways it brought to…
We’re In This. How the Hell Do We Get Out Of This?
//storify.com/snowdenlit/this-is-happening/embed?header=false Okay. My six years of life in Utah taught me that if you expect the worst from Utah, then subtract 17.5%, you'll never be disappointed in the place. But sadly…
Thanks to Venice, A New Toy Has Arrived
In the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, my last Enterprise model went the way of the American Passenger Pigeon. Now, thanks to a birthday present from my sweetie, the rebuilding can begin. Thank…
Movies That I Like For No Sensible Earthly Reason
After doing 42 after '71, I got to thinking about what #43 ought to be. (My odometer turned over a few days ago). I'm not prepared to name that one…
The Obersalzberg On Film
Adolf Hitler and his secret mistress, Eva Braun, spent a great deal of time at the Berghof, Hitler's retreat at the Obersalzberg. I've posted at length about the place here, but…