Robotic Minions

The German engineering company Festo has created some lovely robot minions that I’m sure every person with dreams of becoming an evil overlord will want to purchase and implement right away..
First, robotic jellyfish.  These guys can communicate with each other, seek out energy stations to recharge themselves when their energy supply is low, and more. [...]

Alan Moore reading Rorsach’s Journal

Here’s a nifty video of Alan Moore reading an excerpt from Rorschach’s journal in The Watchmen. This is great timing for me, since I just started re-reading The Watchmen the other day, after not having read it for several years (it was my present to myself for having weighed in at less than 260 pounds [...]

Apocalyptic Nostalgia

I guess our country hasn’t had a good panic for awhile, so it’s good to see the impeccable Wall Street Journal stepping up to the plate with "Load Up the Pantry", the ROI column from Brett Arrends.
These kinds of stories always make me feel nostalgic. It seems like only yesterday that we were all going [...]

Don’t taunt the fear demon.

So the other night I was in bed, trying desperately to let go of the day and fall asleep, and I was almost there when a little tiny voice broke in and said, "Maybe… maybe I’m just a boring writer."
There’s nothing better for waking you as you’re drifting off to sleep than a good shot [...]

Graphic Novels

In addition to my other writing projects, which I can barely keep track of as it is, I also have an itch to write a graphic novel. I enjoy graphic novels and comic books, even though my library of such isn’t all that large. I have the entire Sandman series, of course, every trade paperback [...]

Not a Mystery To Me

National Geographic News is reporting that a mysterious "swarm" of earthquakes has struck the Oregon border. According to the news story, more than six hundred of these little quakes have struck a region about 30 miles across, about 190 miles off the coast of Oregon. Theories abound about the cause these quakes; there could be [...]

A question for the women

This is a research question for a new story that I’m working on. So please indulge me, if I’m not being too offensive.
When you notice another woman, particularly a woman who might be a romantic rival or someone who might somehow threaten your steady relationship with your partner of choice, what physical traits about her [...]

Vocalization

In other news, I’ve signed up with Skype. My handle there is, naturally, Underpope.

Recently arrived in the mail

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On the left, Don’t Turn the Lights On: A Fictional Take on Urban Legends(available at Amazon.com, or directly from the publisher, Stone Garden Press. And my short story, “Who Remembers Molly”, is on page 41. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. [...]

You should read this book

I’m just taking a brief break from work to recommend to you all, in the strongest possible terms, that you read Nobody Gets the Girl by James Maxey. It’s a fine little example of the superhero genre in novel form, with some brilliantly funny writing and some nicely poignant moments. While not the most "important" [...]

Buy it! Buy it now!

Current Mood: Accomplished

Finally!  The horror collection Don’t Turn the Lights On (formerly Room 636), which contains a reprint of my short story "Who Remembers Molly" (one of my personal favorites) is now available for purchase.  You can buy it here, from the Stonegarden Press website.  Mind you, I haven’t read any of the other stories [...]