How I came to have the nickname Crash, short for Mr. Crash Happy.
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My story made the cover of an anthology. I'm surprised and chuffed, but it is a good story. ;)


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Last night, when I returned home from the grocer’s, a small herd of deer had gathered across the street in the rushes around the flood basin. All I saw were does. I stood on the opposite curb and suggested that they’d be safer away from the road. They watched me with prick-eared interest and then shyly retired in the direction from which they’d ( Read more... )

If I told you it was on fire when I got here, would you believe me?

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Noir. The Maidens with Black Hands. The Daughters of Corsica and Japan.

I love this anime. There are several wonderful pieces in the soundtrack. This one always gets me. "Liar you lie!"

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Stay tuned for the advent of the Outlaw Girls...

*Ahem*

I HAZ PUBLISHER!

I found a home for Never!

After years of frustration with the usual route of querying agents, who nibbled but didn't bite, I chose to go another way. It's indy, not vanity, and Artema is run very professionally. No fees and plenty of support. I even have a publisher-provided author's web site at Read more... )

Had the typical day at work. We're going nuts trying to keep up with the customer's demands. I've been recruited to retro-engineer test process into the development effort. I'm making new friends enemies every day. So I get home and putter around for a while and then go out to YouTube and watch a bunch of Foster Brooks segments of Dean Martin ( Read more... )

Sometimes, whistling helps. This song used to cheer me up after I broke my leg.

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