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Saturday’s trip to Kansas was fun. Many thanks to Conrad for inviting me, and to everyone who showed up to listen to me ramble. I talked, we did a little workshop, in which the folks came up with some very interesting stories based on ideas I gave them, then I read from Murdered by Human…

Yes, there seems to be another kid living here. I’m not sure if its a boy or a girl. I only know its name is Not Me and it does all the bad and stupid stuff around the house. “Who did this?” I’ll ask. “Not me!” four children answer. If I ever find Not Me,…

Ah, well, my copies of Murdered by Human Wolves arrived in the mail today. Also got an e-mail from Nathan at Scrybe Press saying those copies should arrive today. I wasn’t completely sure about his message on Shara, but hopefully he’ll clarify that. The Blackberry now buzzes me here at home to deliver highway patrol…

Today I finally got my ID badge and computer login at work. No more checking in at the security desk every time I leave the building, and no more having to go to the front door when the parking lots are beside and behind the building. And no more using the boss’s login to get…

Well, I didn’t personally make the list, but I’m damn proud to be part of Corpse Blossoms, an anthology that did make the list. Here’s this year’s final ballot, as posted by the Horror Writers Association today. If rumors are true, it will be very interesting to see if father or son wins the Long…

Editing of Ulrik is progressing slowly. This is my first read-through of the entire novel and I’m finding a lot of things that need to be reworded to jive with what happens later in the book. Most editing is being done on my lunch breaks. The new job is going okay. I’m actually hoping for…

Well, my first day of full-time work in 10 months was pretty much what I expected — meetings, and watching other people work. In some ways it was the oddest first day on the new job I’ve ever had (and believe me, I’ve had a lot of them!). Why? Because I’ve known some of these…

Daisy is home. She’s not completely well, but she’s got some of her old spirit back and is eating and drinking. That she’s wagging her tail is a vast improvement. And, even better, the vet didn’t require a second mortgage on our house to pay him off. In fact, if you live in the OKC…

Sara’s dog, which was finally named Daisy, took sick on Monday. We took her to the vet yesterday and today learned that she has parvo (she has her first vaccination for it, but apparently that doesn’t protect them much). In the past we’ve had one puppy survive this disease with expensive treatment and another that…

Last night I finished reading Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes for the first time. I’ve had the paperback for years, but never read it. Now that I have … wow. Where to begin talking about it? First, I enjoyed the hell out of it. But, that is despite some major, major disagreements with one of Burroughs’…