America and Me. Sigh.

I first noticed her by the dull rumble of her smoker’s voice, low enough that the words disappeared in the same way that whatever a river is saying is lost upon us as we stand upon the bank. But the sound was there, and so I glanced up, saw her, her iPhone wrapped in...

The Galactic Mage Book 4 – Progress Update September 2013

The first draft version of the fourth book in the Galactic Mage Series is done (first draft, not finished novel). As I have mentioned before, the series will be done in trilogies, so basically book 4 is the first of the second series trilogy. Hopefully that makes...
WTF! You Didn’t Read My Book? I Thought You Loved Me

WTF! You Didn’t Read My Book? I Thought You Loved Me

I’m writing this as an official declaration to all my family, friends, neighbors, business associates, acquaintances, fans, foes, elves, orcs, pets and anyone else I can’t think of to put on this list. This is my official declaration that YOU ARE OFF THE HOOK when it...
Book Review: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

Book Review: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

Book Review: Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell In short, Cloud Atlas is a freaking beautiful book. I have not enjoyed reading a book this much in a long time (as you can probably tell simply by the long period of time that has passed since my last book review). The...
Spiders Wipe Their Asses on Your Lips at Night

Spiders Wipe Their Asses on Your Lips at Night

Did you know that spiders wipe their asses on your lips at night? They do it while you are sleeping. Many people don’t realize this, but it’s true. While you are ignorantly dreaming away, they climb up on your face, all those little spider feet touching your skin,...