As I write this, more and more boxes are appearing in the homestead as books disappear from shelves. After three years in Lansdale, we’re moving closer to my dayjob. There are things I will miss about living here – easy access to mass transit, many shops close by, the rustic charm of the house –… Continue reading Can't Talk. Moving.
Category: Current Events
Storm's Passage
We’re okay. And if you’re reading this, I hope you are, too. I don’t want to downplay the impact of the storm at all. Millions are without power. People have died. The largest city in the Western world is oddly silent and seemingly empty. Yet, the storm is moving on. It does not linger and… Continue reading Storm's Passage
Hatches Battened Down
Sandy is currently pelting my area with rain. The wind is mild, as far as I can tell, and many places (like my office & the school Danielle attends) are shut down. But public works folks, soldiers, first responders, and people with less cool administrators are out there, in this weather, and I for one… Continue reading Hatches Battened Down
Writer Report: Forward Motion
Preparations for the move are ramping up. Q4 is looming on the horizon at the dayjob. I have a dozen things to do between now and next weekend, and smack dab in the middle of all of that is jury duty. Compared to these things, progress on Cold Streets feels absolutely glacial. There is progress,… Continue reading Writer Report: Forward Motion
Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in, tweeted, and donated! Donations Raised: $162 Kitties Fragged: 413 Notable Kills: Dakhath nar Sihkag aka “Deathstroke” Khajja nar Ja’targk aka “The Machine”, “The Fang” Bakhtosh nar Kiranka aka “Redclaw” Kur aka “Human-Killer” Fighters Wrecked: 85 I’m still recovering from the weekend, I think. Regular posts resume tomorrow. Fighter… Continue reading Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
Writer Report: Busy Busy Bee
Let’s take a quick look at where things stand in various non-dayjob areas right now. Cold Streets I’m beginning to think my “end of 2012” prediction for this novella might have been too ambitious. That, or I simply need to make more time to write. I have the outline laid out and a decent handle… Continue reading Writer Report: Busy Busy Bee
My Friend, The Fedora
Hats and I have had an interesting relationship so far in my life. Like many boys of suburbia I wore baseball caps more often than not growing up. It was likely when I was introduced to Indiana Jones that I became interested in wide-brimmed hats like the fedora and the akubra. This interest only grew… Continue reading My Friend, The Fedora
Operation Extra Life
*** THIS IS NOT A DRILL *** REPEAT *** THIS IS NOT A DRILL *** On 20th Oct. 2012, a very special mission will be undertaken. For the first time in almost two decades, veteran Terran Confederation pilot Josh Loomis will don his pressure suit and step into the cockpit of a fighter craft to… Continue reading Operation Extra Life
Writer Report: Back in the Saddle
The last couple weeks have been brutal. Burning midnight oil. Working on the weekends. Generally busting my ass. And none of it while working on Cold Streets. It’s been all about the dayjob. On one level, I don’t mind so much. I’ve been there a year, and it remains a vital and worthwhile place to… Continue reading Writer Report: Back in the Saddle
Extra Life Update
First of all, I want to thank everybody who voted. I know that LA Noire got the most votes, and while I do still want to play that game, a poster on the Escapist made an excellent point: I doubt half the voters here even understand what Wing Commander was back in the day. Before… Continue reading Extra Life Update
