Archive for December, 2008
Terry Pratchett hasn’t had the best year, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease this last summer, but thankfully 2009 is definitely looking up. He’s now been given Knighthood! Here’s his message: Folks, There are times when the phrase “Absolutely, totally, gobsmackingly, mindbogglingly amazed” just doesn’t cover it, but I find that in the Queen’s New Year Honours list [ READ MORE ]
Jason from The Clarity of Night is hosting another writing contest. I’ve participated in a couple of his contests this past year, and it’s always been a fun experience. The readers offer a lot of encouraging feedback, and there’s always the chance of winning glorious prizes. The contest is to write a piece of flash fiction, [ READ MORE ]
I was supposed to fly home tonight, but because of this little winter apocalypse we’re having, my flight was canceled. The next available flight home was Sunday morning, so I’m spending my weekend in Kamloops. It’s been a good trip so far. I spent some time digging through old bits and pieces this morning. I’m bringing [ READ MORE ]
Well, I made it home to Kamloops for Christmas. There are now hordes of people that have been waiting for days in the airports, so who knows if I’ll ever make it back home again. I’m enjoying the holidays so far. I’m over the snow now, though. It’s been fairly intense around these parts. I’m fairly [ READ MORE ]
I’m not a Christmas season kind of guy. To start with, Christmas carols are like cold fingernails dragging across the back of my brain, and the shops start playing them before December even rolls around. The first few bars of Frosty make me want to grab the nearest head, anyone’s head, and squeeze it, squeeze [ READ MORE ]
I stumbled across an interesting weblog the other day – Daily Routines. It pulls articles from different sources to show “how writers, artists, and other interesting people organize their days”. I guess because I have my mind on habits lately, and have been on a bit of an organization kick, I had a great time [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been thinking about writing a lot lately, as happens from time to time. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been interested in writing fiction, but apart from a few short stories, the occasional flash fiction contest, and some writing assignments back in school, I haven’t really written anything. I have an incredibly difficult time [ READ MORE ]
Like a murderer sneaking back to the crime scene, he returns! It’s been over a month now since my last post. I wish I had a good excuse, something that involved explosions, sex, and intrigue, but it’s nothing so spectacular. I really just lost interest in the weblog. Maybe it wasn’t so much a loss of interest. [ READ MORE ]