Archive for August, 2007

Justin Evans–Poet, etc.

August 27, 2007

Okay, finally I’m posting my interview with JUSTIN EVANS. Among other books, he has written a fine chapbook called Gathering up the Scattered Leaves. 
As I’ve mentioned before, I admire anyone who’s great at their craft and as you will see from this interview with Justin, his poetry is worth reading and his thoughts about writing are worth reading [...]

Vacation, Contest Winners, Ads, & Justin

August 10, 2007

Hey everyone, I’m leaving for vacation and won’t blog all week.  I’ll be relaxing (okay, keeping my kids from being swept into the sea or eaten by sharks) on the beach, recharging my energy to finish my current WIP upon my return.
Anti-wife, Jaye, and Mary, I have to profusely apologize in that I won’t be [...]

Okay, I just can’t break the tie…

August 8, 2007

So, I’ll just say there are three winners!!!  I realize this is not the way of the world to just throw out the competition and say “Everyone wins!”  But The Donald did it once so, so can I!!! 
I agree with Cindy, each story could be stretched into something larger…remember me when you’ve sold this thing [...]

Mary–Anti-Wife–Jaye

August 6, 2007

Okay, it’s time to vote for the little story you (any reader including Jaye, Anti-wife, and Mary) liked best. 
The person with the most votes will get a free copy of the book, Ransom Seaborn, by Bill Deasy.  He’s a solo artist and former lead singer of The Gathering Field.  His music is superb and the [...]

One of my worst fears…

August 1, 2007

It happened at rush hour in Minneapolis.  A bridge plunged into the old Mississippi River, taking lots of cars with it.  I blogged about this fear of mine a year ago or so and I still haven’t constructed a clear plan for what to do if my car, with my children and me in it, [...]