I went to my family's cottage this past weekend, and I really picked the worst one to go on. Road conditions were fine when I left Friday night, but I ran into lake-effect snow just south of Parry Sound. It was near white-out conditions. I could see the sides of the road and so avoid… Continue reading Winter travel fun
2007 writing year in review
I have very little to show for 2007; only one completed short story that’s so far been rejected twice. I did write a fair bit through the course of the year. Several writing weekends produced a fair amount of text. But the words I produced haven’t amounted to much. It was a year of dead… Continue reading 2007 writing year in review
Writing news
A burst of effort in the first few weeks this year has yielded results in one story ready for proofreading and another one slimmed down and ready for mailing to new markets. I blame the delay on not initially wanting to revisit the story and trim 500 words from it to make it viable to… Continue reading Writing news
On your way little manuscript
Finally, finally, finally sending out Company Car to another market after its last rejection. I blame the delay on not initially wanting to revisit the story and trim 500 words from it to make it viable to a wider selection of markets (well that, and LEGO Star Wars II for PS2 is a totally addictive… Continue reading On your way little manuscript
Hide your shame!
Watching the Terminator premiere this past Sunday night, one thing gave me pause: The only thing worse than getting caught naked with the hot naked girl, is if your mom is also naked. Ewww.
2007: The year in books.
I read 39 books this year, though they're not listed in any particular order. Standouts for the year were Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman and Lisey's Story by Stephen King. The Little Blue Book of Rose Stories, by Peter StraubShards of Honor, by Lois McMaster BujoldFragile Things, by Neil GaimanReap the Wild… Continue reading 2007: The year in books.
Attack of the mole people
What is it about tech workers that makes them prefer working with the lights off and the blinds closed? On days like this it's like working in a cave. Me and a small core of rebels are fighting back though and turning the lights on. Take that, mole people!
Time Warp
Is it me or is this afternoon lasting four times longer than it should?
The year of meh
I'm reading friends' new year/end of the year posts and figure I should do the same, but writing-wise it was an underwhelming year. I read a lot, watched more, and gamed on the PS2. But the words that I did manage to get down never really came together. I have a self-imposed deadline on the first of Feb… Continue reading The year of meh
Damned car
What's that? I can't hear you over the noise of the muffler. At least now it almost sounds like the sports car I always wanted.
Dispatches from Obscurity 