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Still no word on Marcy and G Italiano. Today I talked with a lady at Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs’ Emergency Operations Centre in Ottawa. The only thing I learned is that Marcy’s mom has already contacted them. They don’t know where G and Marcy are. Still no connection on the cell phone, so they likely have…

If anyone has information about The Frenchman Hotel in New Orleans, please send me an e-mail, respond here … something. Marcy and G Italiano were staying there and nobody’s had any communication with them for a while. Lots of folks are worried. Were people evacuated from the hotel? To where? Are they staying? Any information…

Shit. Reading other people’s journals this morning is even more depressing than re-reading the melodrama I related last night. Here’s to things getting better in September. May the crisp winds of autumn bring good things to us all.

Meloncholia. This typically follows depression for me. Someday I’ll write a novel explaining where most of my meloncholia comes from. I have several versions of the first chapter. There’s nothing supernatural in it. Some of the themes are explored in Amara’s Prayer, but all mixed up in mythology and the supernatural elements of that story.…

I don’t know that many people, which just makes it all the more worrisome when somebody I do know is in danger. Marcy and G, I’m thinking of you down there in New Orleans. I’m sure you’ll be home safe in Canada soon.

The van that made up most of yesterday’s rant will be put out of my misery today. We paid $4,000 for it 3 1/2 years ago. Since then it was beat to hell in the worst ice/hail storm I’ve ever been through, withstood the tornado that ripped up part of the house (taking a major…

A week ago at this time I was in downtown Baltimore wondering where the hell I was and how I’d get out of there. Today I’m trapped in the house with no vehicle. The tranny finally went out on the van last night. Kaput. Well, mostly. I can drive forward in the towing gears. I…

So, I sent my agent a short note letting him know I’m now a trustee of the HWA. You know, those kinds of things sometimes matter to agents. He writes back and says he’s meeting with a movie producer tomorrow, and did I ever finish the screenplay I’d talked about? Well, sure did. And now…

I logged on to bitch about how I want my life back. You know, a full-time job during the day and some time to write fiction in the evening/night. But I found an e-mail that means I have an actual piece of news to share. I actually won the election to be a trustee in…

I just learned that the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Library’s TV show “Read About It” is showing the interview they did with me back in May. Here’s a link for times. I talk about Call to the Hunt and Murdered by Human Wolves. Mostly we talked about MbHW because of the local angle. I haven’t seen…