Griffin and Mira (and her daughters) come from the short story I workshopped at Viable Paradise in 2008. At the time, Jim Macdonald suggested I write “the next story” to figure out how all these characters fit together. It’s taken…
Category: writing
Write-a-Thon Wrap-Up
The Clarion UCSD Write-a-Thon 2010 ended a few weeks ago, but I neglected to tally up my donation numbers until now. Drumroll, please: Total amount donated: $419Total number of donors: 6Mean average donation: $69.83Largest single donation: $256Total words written: 44,135Putative…
Book Report: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
This book was not to my taste. Don’t get me wrong: I respect Chabon’s skill, but his particular style is not for me. Often, instead of drawing me into the narrative, I found the long descriptive passages pushing me away….
The Hump Day Report
Woke up early-ish this morning to take Tye to the vet for another ECG (result: he responded normally to atropine, so apparently he just has a slow resting heart rate), then played hooky in the afternoon to go see Scott…
Pastis Loves Feghoots
Because I’m usually checking my e-mail, playing with my iPhone, or staring off into space during breakfast, D tends to read through the morning newspaper much faster than I do. (She also skips the opinion section, but that’s another story.)…
Why Everyone Should “Write The Other”
I’ve been downloading TED talks in iTunes, since they make for good, quick, off-line viewing, and are generally entertaining and/or educational. We watched this one over breakfast today: Being a minority writer myself, I feel some of the same pain…
I Continue to be a Professional Writer
Received in the mail today: my contributor’s copy, payment, and publishing contract for “At Long Last, Love,” a short story in the anthology From the Porch Swing: memories of our grandparents. (If you look closely, you can see that I…
Comic Book Report: Therefore, Repent!
Interesting, but ultimately unsatisfying. Minor spoilers ahead… The premise of this graphic novel is instantly engaging: some time ago, a significant portion of Earth’s human population ascended skyward, apparently fulfilling the Biblical prophecy of Rapture. Some of the Christians left…