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Hey look! A junior high cornerback just intercepted Brad Johnson and returned it for a touchdown. Oh, never mind. That wouldn’t be very surprising. I think I heard there’s a sign on the door outside the Minnesota Vikings’ headquarters saying: LOST OFFENSE. REWARD TO FINDER. How do you lose to San Fran, Green Bay and…

Finally got some news from Scrybe Press. The books I need for the Full Circle Bookstore signing will be sent tomorrow, according to the publisher. Seven Days in Benevolence is now slated to go to the printer on Nov. 22. If there are no problems, the limited hardcover of Shara also will go to the…

I just finished a week of teaching a Spanish class at Westmoore High School. Found out yesterday they want me to come back for another week. The husband of the regular teacher was in a serious accident (but is recovering well). It was nice having one class for a week, and I look forward to…

I went to Hasting’s yesterday and picked up the new Meat Loaf CD, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose. Eh. What to say? It’s not a bad CD. But it’s a long, long way from what we saw with the first Bat Out of Hell … it doesn’t even touch the second…

Well, Gayleen, since you asked … Scare on the Square was a lot of fun. I didn’t sell a single book, though many kids believed having books on my table meant they should be free. I did give away quite a few bookmarks and every bite of candy I took. I read “Unholy Womb,” despite…

So, the reading at Galileo’s is behind me. I don’t think I showed any — or at least, not much — nervousness. It was a small crowd. I read “Reunion,” then Craig read a couple of short pieces. Then I told the audience subtle time was over and launched into “Dead Betty.” Apparently, a whole…

Need a Halloween story? I’ve posted my story “The Halloween Feast” as a free read, but you have to be a reader of my LJ or MySpace to find it. Here’s the link. Yesterday I finished the first draft of Little Graveyard on the Prairie. It came out pretty close to the way I wanted.…

ParaCon 2006 was a blast. I had no idea what to expect going in. It was cozy, relaxed, fun and informative. And I sold some books and made some money, which is always a plus. I felt I really botched my presentation. I got off track from my notes and ended up kind of winging…

What a week! My Writing Horror class started at Moore Norman Technology Center, and I got a surprise. Yeah, well, another one. I’d originally asked for Ellen Datlow’s The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror as a secondary text book. I was told they weren’t going to order that. So I put in the lesson plan…

Once upon a time there were big plans for this October. I was gonna do lots of book signings. The University of Oklahoma was gonna whip the University of Texas in football. My Writing Horror class was going to go off without a hitch, too. Well, most of the signings never materialized. The Hasting’s contact…