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Doldrums

6 Nov 20196 Nov 2019
I suppose I shouldn't complain, but September spoiled me: five short stories appeared in literary journals, and several acceptance notices came in. Of course that was exceptional. In October, only…
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Reading Time

24 Oct 201924 Oct 2019
No doubt this has happened to you: you mention a book you've recently read and loved, and your interlocutor immediately blurts out, "Oh, I just love reading too, but I…
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Locals Only!

26 Sep 2019
For Los Angeles locals only: Books by yours truly are now available at three Los Angeles Public Library branches! You can find my two novels in the Fairfax branch library…
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The “American” Novel

8 Sep 20199 Sep 2019
I realized recently that I have been reading a great many novels by British writers lately. This includes, of course, novels by immigrants to the UK, or by indigenous British…
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Too Much Plot, Too Little Existential Despair

2 Sep 20192 Sep 2019
Huh. Just finished Jo Nesbo's The Son, and I think that I'm now done with Scandi-noir, after a good long run with it. I've read a round dozen or so…
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The Rising Tide

19 Aug 201919 Aug 2019
The tide is rising for me, apparently; I had thought July and August would be slow months, with folks who can afford to take vacations out of town, and that…
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Spreadsheets and Persistence

1 Aug 2019
The truth is likely that many more good stories are written than are read. Too may authors fear rejection so much that they do not even try. I know, because…
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Coming Attractions

19 Jul 2019
I don't usually post about stories I've sold until they're actually published, but then I figured, our friends in the movie biz shriek out teasers all the time, so I…
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“Prisoners” Reviewed

19 May 2019
As you may know, I have published three stories in Switchblade: an Anthology of Noir, since early last year. Here's a favorable review of the current issue, Switchblade #9, with this…
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Managing Distraction

19 May 2019
I recently saw an ad for the Freewrite, a "distraction-free" portable word processor--that is, one with no Internet capability. I immediately recognized it as something inspired by the old Alphasmart…

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