Richard Crawford's World

Uninspired to Blog

It’s not that there’s nothing going on. There’s plenty, from good stuff at work to the ongoing kitchen model (Jennifer has much better coverage at her blog, really). (…)

Freakin’ Smoke!

Right now, there are an estimated 842 wildfires burning in California. (…)

Some Names…

There are some names that are supposed to last forever. Names that you grow up with, or that come to you at a significant point in your life and change your direction. (…)

Daikaijuzine reopens for submissions tomorrow

Just in case you weren’t keeping track, Daikaijuzine reopens to submissions tomorrow.

Great moments in book marketing

First, I was happy to see that Tolstoy is still churning out books; in the "New Fiction" section, I found War and Peace. I guess it was a sequel or something. (…)

Random, disappointing observation

So, after seeing The Happening with my wife and my good friend Dale Emery, I drove home, stopping at the Colonial Heights library on Stockton Boulevard on the way. (…)

Basil? Is that you?

I admit that I put off finding a hotel until pretty close to the last minute, so maybe I should have expected that things wouldn’t go perfectly well. (…)

Why the English Language is awesome

A word I vaguely remembered last night from my high school English classes:
e·ruc·ta·tion (ĭ-rŭk-tā’shən, ē’rŭk-) n. the act or an instance of belching. (…)

Watch this space

I may have sold another story!
Details forthcoming. But in honor of the occasion I have switched my site’s theme back to the "Classic Monsters" theme. It’s appropriate.

Wee Writing Angst

I submitted my newest short story, "Padma", to my writers’ group last night. It went over very well, which honestly surprised me. (…)

Limited horizons

One of the things I really miss about my college days was my near constant exposure to people of other cultures and nations. (…)

Things you can’t make up, part one

It’s nice when people who have been missing for 42 years are finally found. Especially when they’re found inside their apartment. It’s sad when they’re dead, though. (…)

Today’s Writing Related Question

What’s the best way to tell an old friend and housemate of yours that you killed her in the opening scene of your new novel?

Minor Digressions

Spam subject line of the day: "Prevent your organism from diseases!" The Dada-esque nature of this subject line is nearly perfect. (…)

GO CALIFORNIA GO!!

California is now the second state in the US to legalize gay marriage.
Today I am damn proud to be a Californian.
Gay sex does squick me out, to be honest. (…)