I am profoundly grieved to hear that Candace Monteiro has passed away. Candy was my agent for around 15 years, but she was much more than that. She was an agent, friend, mentor and surrogate mother rolled into one. She was with me from the earliest stages of my career, through my marriage to Peter, through my mother's death and Peter's death, and ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a lost day as it took the AT&T installer six hours or so to change us over from satellite dish to cable service. Instead of DSL, we now have connection to fiber-optic, so a faster connection. We're getting a better deal over-all because we've bundled our internet, TV and phone service in their U-verse package. The interface on their ( Read more... )

I had the day off, so Randy and I took a drive over to Half Moon Bay, had lunch in town, then drove down the coast a short distance and took a walk on the beach. A brief walk, because even though the sun was out, it was chilly and windy. The ocean was churning up a weird kind of foam, unlike anything I've seen before. I've seen sea foam, but this ( Read more... )

The backyard has become Crow Central, give or take a pigeon.


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Nice review of HIDDEN CHRONICLES.

http://www.gamezebo.com/games/hidden-chronicles/review

The Joy of Books

When books become art:

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/the-art-of-brian-dettmer

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/01/landscapes-carved-into-books-guy-laramee/

And we are LIVE! The Facebook game I've been working on for months launched this morning.

For those who don't live in fear of FB games, come play HIDDEN CHRONICLES.

Here's a trailer about the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=

The countdown begins. 10...9...8...7....

Wishing everyone a joyous, healthy and prosperous 2012!