I'm stalled on the novel at the moment. A new novella came to me in a dream, almost certainly as a result of watching too many CSI reruns on Spike while I was sick. I decided to let it stew for a while instead of trying to scribble everything down at once, since I know that … [Read more...] about Writing unprogress
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Sick me
I'm back from the wedding. Daniel has been married off in style, and I have picked up some sort of crud. Bleh. On the bright side, I wrote a short story this morning. … [Read more...] about Sick me
Back in a bit
Off to Plano for the brother-in-law's wedding. See y'all later. … [Read more...] about Back in a bit
Book reviews: mystery
Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil – Nancy Atherton I found this pretty bland and unexciting. The series is about a woman who inherits a house from her aunt. Said aunt is a ghost who communicates with her heir by writing in a magical diary. If I'm fuzzy on the details, it's … [Read more...] about Book reviews: mystery
Book reviews: mainstream, straight up
The Preservationist – David Maine Very interesting little book. It's the story of the Flood, partially from Noah's point of view but mostly from his family's. His wife and three daughters-in-law are by far the most entertaining, especially when he sends the girls out to … [Read more...] about Book reviews: mainstream, straight up
Book reviews: mainstream fantasy
Love in the Asylum – Lisa Carey Reviewed here. The Time Traveler's Wife – Audrey Niffenegger Amazing. Fabulous. Wonderful. A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, to borrow an apt phrase. I heartily recommend the audio version as well as the dead tree … [Read more...] about Book reviews: mainstream fantasy
Slew of book reviews
I am very boring this week, so instead of boring you all with how boring I am, I'm going to post some long-overdue reviews of the books I've read this year. A quick note on my linking practices here: I'm linking the titles to isbn.nu, my cheap book search of choice, and … [Read more...] about Slew of book reviews
More quick movie reviews
Hero was interesting. The story is one of those things where you get several different versions and you're not sure which one really occurred, but visually it's gorgeous and I'll probably buy it just to watch with the sound off. There were a number of people in the theater who … [Read more...] about More quick movie reviews
Super-fast, past-my-bedtime movie review
Garden State is fucking fabulous. So's the soundtrack. Glad I stayed up to watch it; going to bed now. Update: cool blog too. … [Read more...] about Super-fast, past-my-bedtime movie review
Reminder
I'm doing my CSS thing tomorrow at 11:45 am at MicroAge. Come on by. Update: Notes from the presentation. … [Read more...] about Reminder
