Gemma Arrowsmith Makes Me Laugh Again
Observe: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7G2MoReefs&w=560&h=315]
You’re Not Making A Sequel To That, Are You?
Word around the campfire is that Netflix, home of some excellent original shows like Orange Is the New Black* and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is planning to give us the sequel to Full House.…
1st Draft of 3rd Book Now History
It's a novel only half as long as its two older siblings, and I know it's going to need a lot of work before I can, in good conscience, inflict…
New Review of Dismantle the Sun
As longtime readers of this blog know, I try to avoid reading published reviews, whether positive, negative, or indifferent. There are several reasons for this. The reason currently in the lead is that I'm…
Turning the Odometer Over Again
I've just taken my new mystery project over 50,000 words, and since I intended this to be a shorter piece than my last two, that means I'll have first draft…
Monty Python and The Me I Could Have Been
If Venice and I had been the sort of people interested in offspring production, I imagine that a day like this would have been in our very near future: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLoVF7vcBtY]
Scattered Thoughts
It's been busier than usual up here at Shangri-La. I won't say this has left me bereft of time for blogging, but it has rendered me a bit more scattered…
My Favorite Nimoy Performances on Star Trek
I noticed in the aftermath of Leonard Nimoy's death that a few in my Twitter-orbit went out and screened "Spock's Brain" as part of their mourning process. While I'm not…
Goodbye, Leonard.
Leonard Nimoy died today. Since I didn't know him personally, I'll leave it to others to discuss the terrific guy that from all accounts he was. Instead, I'll take a…
Dear Bill O’Reilly
Dear Bill O'Reilly, Don't worry Bill, I'll be brief and use small words because even though you're not aware of your limitations, the rest of us know them all too…