You can put lipstick on a pig…
A couple of years ago, I wrote about my distrust of flowery, ostentatious names and any name that attempts to make something sound more cosmopolitan or international than it actually…
Tuesday Teaser
Blogger Wendy Morris of Well-Mannered Frivolity recently wrote a post about Something Missing, which I thought was interesting and unique. Wendy’s politics and mine are like oil and water, but…
That’s my book!
Book maven, Twitter fiend, and podcaster extraordinaire Ann Kingman directed me to this photo on the website of the Northshire Bookstore in Vermont. The subject of her email: Something Missing…
A glimpse into the past
Over the last few days, I find myself constantly drifting back to WikiLeaks' recent release of more than half a million pager intercepts from September 11, 2001. Since text pagers…
All good news
News of a possible sequel to The Shining is big, but I think The Guardian has buried the lead. Almost as an afterthought, writer Alison Flood mentions that King has…
What to say?
I’m still looking for a clever, witty, possibly subversive message to replace my standard “Thanks for reading my story” when signing a book. My wife likes “Buy another one” or…
Tick tock… time’s a wasting
As a result of my many brushes with death, I seriously attempt to live every day to its fullest, knowing full well that my existence could end at any time.…
Why?
In high school, I carved my initials alongside those of my girlfriend into a willow tree in the Japanese garden in Roger William’s Park. Not the nicest thing to do…
Write a book
Earlier this month, Nathan Bransford asked: “Can anyone with enough practice be a good writer? What about a great writer? Is there a part of writing that is innate, or…
“I demand that she be fired!” said the moronic dolt.
New rule: Dissatisfied customers, angry clients, and anyone else who demands an employee be fired should be immediately terminated because of petty stupidity and a failure to understand how a…
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