Knock! Knock!
For the third time this week, I have found myself in a single-person public restroom, door locked, conducting my business, when someone attempts to open the door, discovers it locked,…
The backhanded compliment bio
Last night’s appearance at Posman Books in Chelsea Market went well, and the turnout was terrific. Anytime a bookseller must drag out more chairs and offer stools to a standing-room…
Contest runner-up #2
Cheryl Harris entered my biography contest with this entry, which I adore, perhaps a little too much. Since author bios are ordinarily assumed to have been written in part by the…
Name your kid after me or don’t. No middle ground.
I don’t understand people who think that naming their child after a grandparent or other relative only requires the use of the first letter in the name. “My son’s name…
Susan Stamberg confirms that I’m not old man.
In a character analysis of Eric Cartman from South Park, NPR’s Susan Stamberg played a famous rant from the foul mouthed cartoon boy. She then said, “If you don’t recognize…
The Page 69 Test
Marshall McLuhan recommends that the book browser turn to page 69 of any book and read it. If you like that page, buy the book. It works. Following this theory,…
It seems like pandering, but I swear it’s not. She’s not angry at me nor have I done anything stupid as of late.
I was programming my DVR to record the upcoming season of Hard Knocks, the behind-the-scenes look at an NFL training camp. As I was finishing up, Elysha walked into the…
Based upon King’s estimation, I’m a huge success!
Stephen King, in ON WRITING, writes: If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second to least of your concerns. The least of all: polite society…
Nonconforming, subversive wife
My wife is much less of a conformist than people think, and sometimes she can be downright subversive. The only real difference between her and me is that she manages…
Realities of a book tour and some recommended reads
I’ve been writing some guest posts on other blogs around the Web in case you are interested in reading. For the Water Street Books blog, I wrote a three part…
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