2 November '08

No News is...Well, No News

It's been quiet out here--by "out here" I mean my living room. Work proceeds slowly and obsessively on the next book. The dog needs to be walked. True Blood has me hooked. And I wore a zombie mask for Halloween that scared several children to near-tears. Death Studios sure knows how to scare 'em. Updates will be scarce until I've finished a first draft. Yeah, it's that kind of book.

5 November '08

Catharsis

1.A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear.

2. A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit.

Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

21 November '08

William is Idle

A few items of note: Penny Blood issue #11 is available for pre-order. My essay on John Carpenter is sure to cast new light on the genius of his "Apocalypse Trilogy," but pick up the mag for its piece on Savoy Books...

28 November '08

New Site in the Works, Viewer Mail

It's been a little under a year with this site in its current incarnation, and the time has come for something new. Easier navigation, a more accessible news section, and an on-deck circle for my next book, Jack the Bastard. Yes, Jack is moving slowly. But it moves...

19 December '08

Snow Days

Today marks the first official snow here in Holliston, not a dusting but an honest amount requiring shovels and salt. At long last I get to see what the locals have been warning me about. Of course it's hard to impress a Buffalonian with snow, so if this were the really old days I'd shake my fist at the leaden sky and challenge the winter gods to let loose...