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Hmm. I’d have to read the bylaws to figure out why, but it appears that “The God of Discord” will not make the HWA’s Stoker Award preliminary ballot. My guess is there’s a certain number of top picks that make the ballot and the recommendation list had been updated again since last time I checked,…

Guess what I did this weekend. I spent about five hours at the local dollar theater, for one thing. Now you get to hear about it. First up was Underworld: Evolution. I have to admit I hated the idea of the first Underworld movie and resisted it at first. But it grew on me quickly…

Had a job interview this morning. How’d it go? I dunno. But it was a nice visit with old friends. I interviewed for a similar job with this organization a few months back and it came down to me and one other person. Obviously, the other guy got the job. Maybe this time will be…

Whew! It’s been a busy couple of days. I was running a bit late, but just turned in some good stuff for Horror World. I got to interview two of the growing giants of the genre this month. There’s my usual newsletter column, “Home, Home on the ‘Net,” this month featuring Brian Keene. You can…

As a quick addendum to yesterday’s post … I have to say the food in the hotel restaurant where ConDFW was held really sucked. My chicken breast had gristle in it, the Yukon Gold mashed potatoes they bragged about in the menu were awful. Either mash the damn potatoes, or don’t. Then there were three…

We’d already lost Gilligan and The Skipper. Now, Deputy Bernard P. Fife has left us, too. One by one, my childhood icons are checking out. Too soon, I suppose Andy Griffith, Barbara Eden, Dawn Wells and Jim Nabors will leave us. Sucks. Don Knotts has always been a part of my life because of reruns…

I’ll be driving down to ConDFW tomorrow. I’m looking forward to seeing a whole pack of friends I haven’t seen in several months, and taking in what looks to be some fantastic panels. F. Paul Wilson is one of the guests of honor. Paul is a very, very nice (and talented) guy. If you can…

My oldest daughter, Sara, wants a puppy. We’ve been arguing about it for a little more than a week now. Arguing? Kim and I say no, she comes back hours later, or the next day, and asks again. We have a dog. Ladybug is maybe the stupidest dog I’ve ever known, but she is a…

Un-freaking-believable! Schools all over the OKC metro are closed today because of the weather. How bad is it? Here’s a shot taken from my front window just moments ago: Grass, street … all visible. I cannot believe school closed for that. Most likely all the districts had a snow day or two to use up and…

A few days ago it was 70 degrees here. Right now it is 16 degrees, with a windchill of 1. (That’s -9/-17 for you Canucks and Brits.) It’s snowing, too. Just a little, but it is snowing. Second time this winter that’s happened. Tomorrow we’re supposed to get up to 26 degrees and have ice.…