Last night at Rock & Roll Bookclub somewhere between the homemade chili with chorizo and three different peppers and the divine butter cream chocolate dessert, I decided it would be a good idea to drink…
Date Archives February 2010
New britches
Back in December my friend Adam, who I do the OxPod with, made a crack about how when I get ready in the morning I throw on my “work jammies” and trot downstairs. It’s funny…
Things I’ve been doing instead of updating I Will Dare
Playing Plants vs. Zombies on Ziggy, my iPhone Working That’s it. It’s been dreadfully boring and mostly productive (except for the hours spent playing an addictive as cracker jacks video game). It’s been totally productive,…
Love in bloom
I remember breathlessly telling my twelve-year-old niece, Jaycie, that if Amy Bloom’s name were on the cover of a phone book I’d read it and enjoy every line. I’m a bit of a Bloom fan,…
Choral reading & the scariest book ever
Mrs. Mullins had thin, curly white hair. She looked like she had dandelion fluff on her head. If we blew on her, she would have probably gone bald. She was a tiny woman who taught…
It’s the state of constant peril that appeals to me
My friend Al, the cutest girl on Earth™, is the only person who unsurprised by my absolute love of the winter Olympics. I’m sure it’s because the memories of 2006 are fresh in her mind….
Disillusioned & Angry: two great tastes that taste awful together
My cheeks are flushed with anger and indignation as I type. I just got into it on twitter with MPR’s Bob Collins, someone I had long admired. In fact, just last week I was talking…
Unfriended
The problem with building a book around a big reveal in the latter third of a novel is that inevitably readers are going to be disappointed. When a character refuses to discuss what is bugging…
Don’t know how to party
That sound you hear is the drool dripping from my lips as I stare slack-jawed at the TV. This afternoon I handed off a huge project. I was so happy to have it done I…
You take the good, you take the bad*
It’s snowing like a motherfucker** outside. Sure, sure it’s no DC snowmageddon, but it’s still snowing like hell. It’s supposed to snow for the next day and a half. After I white-knuckled it home from…