When people talk about the risks of not having print books anymore, I’m struck by how hard it is for humanity to assess risks accurately. “It’s all fun and games until world civilization collapses and we have NO MORE BOOKS.” The chance of civilization as we know it collapsing to the point of irretrievably losing […]
Sometimes you open your heart and find only ugly things… That’s the kind of day when I have to write. Better the characters suffer than the people around me. … If you liked today’s post, check out my new paranormal short story, “The Rusalka,” in which our hero doesn’t know how bad he’s getting screwed…but the
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Something I’m noticing a lot of lately is people going, “Why can’t we all just get along?” And that’s a great question when it comes to pizza toppings. Personal preference is a good thing in matters of taste. But then we come to things like the asshole uncle at the Thanksgiving table. “Just ignore him,”
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I’m happy for thrillers and all, but what I really want is to be able to reliably track down good adventure fiction. None of this wishy-washy “but thrillers are full of adventure” crap, either. It’s not the same thing. The Scarlet Pimpernel is not a thriller. The Three Musketeers is not a thriller. Michael Crichton
