March 2009 | Page 2 of 2

News from the German front

By Matthew Dicks | March 3, 2009 |

My German editor was kind enough to contact me after seeing this website in order to cast some light on the reasons why the name of SOMETHING MISSING was changed in Germany. I’m posting a portion of her email here, with her permission: You mention that SOMETHING MISSING apparently doesn’t translate well into German; it…

First sentences

By Matthew Dicks | March 1, 2009 |

I have a friend named Charles who is a biophysicist, a professor, a songwriter, a musician (guitar, bagpipes, and God knows what else), a poet, and a writer of short fiction. He reads James Joyce and Jose Saramago for fun. He’s been known to brew his own beer. He’s not a great poker player, but…