Words are magic.
“Everything that can be invented, has been invented.” –Charles Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office, 1899 At one of my writing groups, a fellow writer said off-handedly (during a discussion about creating mythical beasts in fantasy writing) that, “pretty much everything […]
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I am a fan of Marquez, and magic realism in general, but this one didn’t have the same pull as some of his other works. […]
Last Sunday, I released both my novel (Ten Thousand Lines) and my children’s book (¿Cómo se Llama tu Llama?) into the world. It’s a scary thing–letting others’ eyes see your work, letting your naked heart beat outside your body. You […]
I have a lot of websites. I have one for my pen name (under which I write novels), one for my actual name (for freelance work and children’s books), one for my novel Elmer Left, and one for my novel […]
Recently, I announced the release of two books on the same day. One is a novel, written under my pen name. The other, a children’s book, written under my actual name. I anticipated some challenges, but several things caught me […]
It’s been an insanely busy couple of months for me and, sadly, I’ve been neglecting my blog. At least I have a good excuse for my absence: I released not one, but TWO books this week. Whew! It’s been a […]
I’ve been busy blogging for the Ordway’s grand re-opening and haven’t spent much time here. However, I thought I’d pass along one of my recent posts about indie rocker/folk-influenced Haley Bonar. Enjoy… We’re nearing the end of the Rock the Ordway and, […]
(A free write. Please excuse any errors.) My body was stretched out and chopped up. It was distributed across the city, tugged this way, that way by scores of different hands. They all clawed at it, the hands. They all […]
**If you don’t have time to read the interview, here’s the TLDR summary: -I talk about writing Elmer Left (in Panama and Portland) -My next novel (Ten Thousand Lines) is due out SOON -I discuss working as a freelance writer […]
“Why the hell weren’t you here today? You know how much it meant to me!” “What? What are you talking about? Your recital’s tomorrow, right? I have it marked on my calendar.” “Today! It was today. And you didn’t show again.” […]