Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
My review of Jim Murdoch's novel Milligan and Murphy is up on the Dactyl Review site. Given that my review is mixed, I must say that Mr. Murdoch is an awfully good sport. Nerds…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I just finished the first draft of a review of a well-written but at the same time frustrating pastiche of Samuel Beckett's Mercier and Camier. You'll hear more about that in…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I just mailed off five free signed copies of Dismantle the Sun to some lucky so-and-sos at librarything.com. Of the five winners, two are residents of rural Michigan, and one of…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin is thinking of writing a book. Because the Earth's population includes a high percentage of awful, awful people, I'm sure Akin's tome will finish as a…
Reading Dismantle the Sun for Free
I haven't bothered to publicize this, but it is possible to read my novel without spending money. Follow this link and you can read it to your heart's content. The…
The Lingering Pleasure of Ambiguity
Lee Rourke, editor of 3AM, on the pleasure of the ambiguous ending: It's no surprise that most novels are ruined by their forced "endings"; by our collective desire for them to…
Blood Promises: Coming In January
From MMIP Press:
Reading A Bad Book and the “Page 99” Test
John Warner, a.k.a. the Biblioracle at the Chicago Tribune, talks about quitting on bad books: I used to be one of those people who refused to give up on a book.…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Mitt Romney blames his loss on Obama's skill at giving out "gifts" to women, the middle class, and minority groups. After all his blather in October about how his 47%…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the following people (among others, naturally): Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Auguste Rodin, Charles Manson, and Neil Young. So, as you can see, some…