So, in the wake of my agent's email, I got very depressed. █████ had been telling me for a month and a half, and continued to tell me, that she thought world events only made the public's need for my book more acute. So I decided to
Some of you wanted to hear more about the U2 show we saw last week. First off, I already described the some of the tightened security at the Garden. The thing I didn't mention is that, in the whole contretemps with my cell phone being sniffed by a
Here's what I've been avoiding posting about all week—the email from my agent that was awaiting me a week ago when █████ and I returned from a weekend in Utah: Just talked to L—— and I'm afraid I've got bad news—he
I probably work in computers, or a history department at a college. I never really fit in with the "normal" crowd. But I have friends, and this is a good thing. Take the GEEK Test at Fuali.com!
Sure we used patterns, sort of the paint-by-numbers version of jack-o'-lanterning, but we're still pleased with the results, and we wanted to share....
I just had as close to a religious experience as I think I've ever had at a rock concert. █████ and I went to see U2 tonight at Madison Square Garden (with Garbage as openers). Security at the Garden is, of course, far tighter than it's ever
"Okay, so go ahead and make your little jokes if it makes you feel better. But why do you feel you have to use profane and obscene language to get your message across?"
Usually when I read a novel, I picture the events unspooling in my head like a movie. But with American Gods, for some damn reason I keep seeing a comic book instead.
Printing out the whole damn manuscript on our bubble-jet printer. High-quality setting. I started last night before bed. The feed tray only holds about a hundred pages at a time. We're averaging a hundred pages an hour or so. Between reloading and restarting the print job
No, I haven't sold the book yet, but I did sell an op-ed piece to ON Magazine. Yes, a print magazine. (It's what used to be Time Digital, and what grew out of the old Netly News web site.) The managing editor asked me to
This editorial from The Guardian says exactly the words I've been fumbling for, exactly the words I'd have said if only I had a stronger grasp of international politics: They can't see why they are hated Frankly, I'm terrified listening to every
I suppose I wouldn't be the first to point out how screamingly funny The Onion was last week. Or what a fine, fine line they walked.
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