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January 4, 2020 13 Comments

Happy Old Year!

Happy New Year, everyone, and Happy Old Year, too! I am still alive and happy to be living in 2020, if only because we get to call this decade "the twenties," whereas the 2000's and 2010's didn't really have a name. The aughts? The teens? No one really says that, but back in the last... [Read More]

July 6, 2015 4 Comments

Stuff I like: July 2015

Part of the joy of liking things is talking to other people who also like those things, or telling people about those things because they might like them too. It's like matchmaking, with media. So, I thought I'd start sharing some things I like every once in a while, be it books, podcasts, TV, movies... [Read More]

July 23, 2014 9 Comments

I still have trouble introducing myself as a writer

"So what do you do for a living?" asks a woman I've just met. "I'm a web site developer." I reply. "I specialize in Wordpress sites. What do you do?" "I'm a writer. I've been doing a lot of advertising copy and ecommerce stuff lately." "That's cool." End of statement. I do not mention that... [Read More]

May 5, 2014 12 Comments

The fault in my location

I read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green this weekend because I kept hearing about how highly anticipated the movie is. I was afraid the book might not live up to the hype, but it did, being equal parts funny and sad, exploring light-hearted topics like life and death and the fear of... [Read More]

October 6, 2012 4 Comments

Thanks for the royalties

Twice a year my publisher sends me a royalty check. It's always exciting, like getting a scratch-off lottery ticket that's guaranteed to win. You just don't know how much is waiting for you. It can vary by thousands of dollars from statement to statement, so I have no idea how much I'm going to get... [Read More]

Stuff I like: July 2015

I still have trouble introducing myself as a writer

The fault in my location

Thanks for the royalties

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