Redesigning the blog again. No one cares but me, because everyone reads via RSS feeds these days, right? And anyone dropping by from a Google search or something isn’t going to know anything changed. So — who am I talking to exactly? Besides myself? If for some reason you enjoy visiting actual web pages, and…continute reading »
David Sedaris, one of America’s superlative humorists, returns for an evening of consummate storytelling, incisive social critique, tall tales of odd jobs and humiliating family anecdotes. Sedaris’ annual appearances at Royce Hall have become a staple for culture lovers, literature hounds and anyone who enjoys sardonic wit delivered with laser precision from a modern master…continute reading »
I’ve made my short story, Miss Spyder, available as a free download in Kindle ebook format and PDF (update: you can read this story even if you don’t have a Kindle with Kindle reading apps for PC, Mac, and other devices.) At under 700 words, it’s short enough that even if you aren’t a fan…continute reading »
Introduced by T. Jefferson Parker The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse. On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate…continute reading »
A little something special, which will disappear in a puff of electrons tomorrow… We will not drink to blindness, dear We will drink to open eyes That’s my hope for the next decade. “Open Eyes” UPDATE: Link removed. It’s not New Year’s any more. Move on. The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo live at…continute reading »
I just finished the first draft of my latest sci-fi action adventure screenplay. I previously spent a year writing and fine-tuning a heart-wrenching historical drama — not my usual stuff. It was a story I had wanted to tell for a long time and I think it turned out swell. Still, that was new territory…continute reading »
Every child needs an adventure of some kind. The process of becoming an adult is predicated on exercises in independence, facing up to intimidating circumstances, and finding out what it means to be alone.We Love You So
A former teenage pen pal of John Hughes shares about their correspondence and the reason why John left Hollywood. Shows the greatness and heart of the man. Sincerely, John Hughes [Via Kristen Havens]
Someday Twitter will get its bits together and stop the flood of sexbots and other spammy followers that glom on to users accounts. That, or Twitter will become the next Internet wasteland, like MySpace. Already, many of my Facebook friends don’t see the point of also having a Twitter account, and with Facebook users have…continute reading »
“Everyone in a thriller goes by his or her last name except while having sex or using a pseudonym/codename. That’s an unbreakable rule.” This is a hilarious and honest list that every beginning screenwriter can benefit from. While I believe if you think in absolutes and have a slavish devotion to “rules” you’re doing yourself…continute reading »