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Last night I watched Tarzan and His Mate, part of the Johnny Weismuller Tarzan collection my parents got me for Christmas. Wow. Such memories. When I was a kid I’d often catch these flicks on Saturday afternoon TV. It would always send me to the back yard, where I’d climb our mimosa tree and think…

Since Livejournal already seems to be ass deep in mush today, I’ll add my own load. Happy Valentine’s Day, Kim! I still remember the first V-Day gift you gave me 26 years ago. Even if I did lose it in another girl’s yard. I love you, sweetie.

Is anyone upset about VP Dick Cheney shooting a lawyer? Shooting lawyers could be the best thing he’s done for the country. (You’re the exception, Paul.) Was it coincidence I finished writing Ulrik on the day of a full moon? A reader asked me today if I have plans to come to Louisiana. That’s always…

Es wird beendet. It is finished. 98,167 / 100,000(98.2%) It’s unusual for my first draft to be shorter than anticipated, but we’re talking less than 2,000 words, and I’m sure those will be made up in the edit. In many cases I got the story out without developing secondary characters or setting enough. I’m sure…

I just learned that John Paul Allen’s wife, Pam, died suddenly yesterday. I’ve only had the pleasure of meeting John once so far, and never met Pam, but like many regulars at the Shocklines Message Board, I felt like I knew her through his posts. I cannot begin to imagine the emotional devastation he must…

Don’t watch this. Don’t rent it. Don’t even pick it up on the video store shelf. What an incredible mish-mash of senseless garbage! Mediocre acting, poor character development, cheesy CGI effects and there wasn’t even a damn plot until late in the movie. How bad was it? I actually fell asleep for a little while…

89,906 / 100,000(89.9%) That’s where Ulrik stands right now. The end is near. With luck, I’ll be finished with the first draft by this time next weekend. I’ve come up with a third alternative ending, and I think it’s the best one. It’s a compromise between the first two that, hopefully, will have people cussing…

Some convention appearances are beginning to fall into place. I’ve nailed down a couple more over the past few days, so here’s some information on them. On April 15 I’ll be the guest speaker for the Kansas Writers Association meeting in Wichita. Details are still being hammered out, but I know I’ll be giving the…

Ah, well, Amazon.com passed on “Dead Betty” once I finally sent the right file. “Dead Betty” has too much graphic sex in it, he said. I know! You find it shocking that I would write such a thing … but there ya go. He said they’re fine with gore. I guess a zombie demanding oral…

Progress on Ulrik: 88,591 / 100,000(88.6%) I also targeted 20 local businesses to receive the first round of pitch letters for my PR business venture. And I finished getting a story ready for submission to Weird Tales Magazine. Watched several movies this weekend, beginning with Grizzly Man on Discover Friday night. It was … interesting.…