It’s National Author’s Day today, so celebrate your favorite writer by buying a book or do what J.D. says: “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it […]
With Halloween around the corner, there’s still time to stock up on some scary movies at Netflix and your local video store (if any exist). Here are my horror movie picks for this All Hallow’s Eve. 1. THE THING (1982): Man is the […]
People ask me what scares me, what my deepest fears are, and what sends me into a panic. Austin Powers says he fears only two things: nuclear weapons and carnies. I’m different. Pretty much everything frightens me. I think people are usually […]
Today is an interesting day if you’re English. It’s Saint Crispin’s Day which means an English person can give a French person the two fingers. Sorry French people, it’s a Henry V thing. Please don’t take it personally, especially French publishers. Would […]
I’m very superstitious about loads of stuff. Placing new shoes on tables. Owning anything green. I can’t think about my soccer team the day before the game because if I do, they lose. I guarantee that every time I think about them, […]
Lately I’ve been commended on the level of sex in my books—namely that I keep it clean. So clean in fact, that NO SHOW on a couple of occasions has been tagged as Christian fiction by some Christian reading groups. This label […]
My continuing tribute to our betters in Washington. “If there is such a thing as political science, then where are the equations?” ~ Simon Wood
As the western philosopher, Dirty Harry, in his treatise, Magnum Force, once said, “A man has to know his limitations.” And from time to time, I’m reminded of my limitations, especially when it comes to my height. I’m a sturdy 5’–4½”, which […]
Sometimes, you have to make it happen.“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”~Milton Berle
The other week I took Julie to task over her werewolf tendencies when it comes to meat. In a gesture of fairness, I suppose I should share something about me and meat issues. I don’t do gristle. I’m sorry–I just can’t eat […]