As one of Dorchester’s “spotlights” for the month of February, they are featuring an exclusive deleted scene from Shadow Touch!  If you’re curious, you can check it out here. A good friend also sent me a link to this fascinating essay on the merits … [Read more...]

A review to make me smile: “One can sum up Liu’s sequel to her TIGER EYE (2005) as X-Men meets James Bond, but that shortchanges the lyricism and emotional sophistication of her prose and doesn’t hint at the larger story she’s just beginning to … [Read more...]

A rodent-eating snake and a hamster have developed an unusual bond at a zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Their relationship began in October last year, when zookeepers presented the hamster to the snake as a meal. The rat snake, however, refused to eat the rodent. The … [Read more...]

City Wendy gives advice on how to really raise a writer, which involves lessons such as: Move A LOT.  Every year if possible.  That way, your child will never maintain a sense of stability or the chance to make lasting friendships, which will leave her with nothing … [Read more...]

Just got back from my book signing.  I’m tired!  There were a lot of people around, so I was kind of embarassed to have my picture taken, but it’s nice for the scrapbook.  Here’s it is: And on the way home, I stopped in front of the Orange … [Read more...]

Lee Goldberg is doing it, along with PBW, and Jenny Crusie.  Showing their work spaces, that is.  Here’s mine: You can see the edge of my Serenity movie poster, along with Daisy (of course), my cactus (which is called Fred), and my massive clutter.  … [Read more...]

Another year is winding down—or winding up—or not winding at all, depending on how you appreciate time.  When you stay at home and write, time as measured in the typical fashion—days of the week, for example - begin to lose meaning.  You have a … [Read more...]

Well, this is bizarre.  Amazon.com is advertising PBW’s StarDoc novel as being written by a “Richard Chizmar,” which is wholly inaccurate, as anyone with half a brain could see if they simply looked at the cover of the book.  I don’t understand … [Read more...]

“Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.” - Lenore Hershey Robert Louis Stevenson’s Christmas Sermon: ...But Christmas is not only the mile-mark of another year, moving … [Read more...]

I’m trying an experiment with podcasting.  Actually, I don’t even know if this counts as a podcast, as much as a sound file, but Carolyn Jewel and others have tried it, and now I’m throwing my hat into the ring.  So, if you’re curious, … [Read more...]