I subscribe to several journals and magazines, which range from People to National Geographic.  I only keep the issues of National Geographic, however, and one other: Poetry, which is probably one of the longest running journals of fine and literary poetry in the nation, if … [Read more...]

He’s a good man, Tom is. He’s got a gift, come from heaven above, I swear. But he’s still a man. And a woman can lead a man into the middle of a mountain lake—and still make him think he’s on dry land. —from The Horse Whisperer The Horse Whisperer was on last night.  Beautiful … [Read more...]

Yo, dumplings! There were a few other plates that wouldn’t fit into the picture.  It was an excellent dinner.  Leftovers were ransacked this morning with delirious and reckless abandon.  Random Links O’Goodness: Interviews with comic book gurus … [Read more...]

Tend to your vital heart, and all you worry about will be solved. —Rumi It’s supposed to warm up this morning, and I’m going to miss the snow.  Now that it has melted off the roads, that is.  Because let’s face it, nothing says F-U-N like … [Read more...]

Or, in other words, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!  I wrote a story for an upcoming anthology, Holidays are Hell, that is set in Shanghai during the Chinese New Year festivities, but unfortunately, that isn’t coming out until November.  At the Liu house, though, … [Read more...]

I don’t know what kind of weather you guys are having, but it’s raining sideways over here, and it’s supposed to turn to ice this afternoon, with snow tomorrow or tonight.  Woo!  Up until yesterday, the pond had been frozen solid—the ice thick … [Read more...]

The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. - Robert Cormier … [Read more...]

It’s ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success, I wasn’t even aware of it, because I was somewhere else under the deadline again. —Francis Ford Coppola If you’re a writer, your … [Read more...]

So, I’ve spent the past couple of days working on revisions for Soul Song, as well as resting, recuperating, and revisiting.  And by revisit, I mean, taking that long hard fall into books I haven’t read in ages, but that I suddenly have a red hot urge to tackle … [Read more...]

This is just so delightful.  One of my wonderful readers, Kim (otherwise known as Kayim), has created a fan-listing for me, called Poodles and the Paranormal.  It is one of the prettiest things I have seen in a long time, and I appreciate the sentiment … [Read more...]