I was actually online before there were blogging platforms, but I started my blogger account four years ago today. That’s right kiddies, I remember when I had to hard-code HTML both ways, uphill in the snow. Not like you young whipper-snappers today with your fancy CMS and CSS and LJ and all the other new-fangled […]
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The reading went quite well. We had a full house, which was a relief. I was afraid no one would come and besides our friends, there were even people that we didn’t know there. We sold copies of the anthology! Matt McHugh and M. M. De Voe were both very good readers and hearing their
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If you’ve got nothing else going on, swing down to the KGB bar at 85 E. 4th Street at 7:00 tonight to hear short stories read by Matt McHugh, M. M. De Voe and me. Here’s a teaser of the one I’ll be reading tonight, which appears in the new anthology, The Best of The
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I’ll be joining M.M. DeVoe and Matt McHugh as we read stories from The First Line at KGB Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the literary magazine “The First Line” — where all stories in an issue begin with same opening line — presents an evening with some of its favorite writers. Three authors will read select
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Every sale makes me happy, but some sales really tickle me. This is one is a very happy thing. My first three sales were to The First Line so I have a very soft spot for them. The magazine has a simple premise. The first line of a story is so important, but if you
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I woke up during the night with a toothache, which was Just Not Fair. At all. I tried sleeping anyway, I tried taking ibuprofen. Nada. In fact, it got worse, radiating through my ear and sending shafts of steel straight through my brain and out the top of my head. Visions of root canal opened
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Gmail has this wonderful feature which shows the first line of an email next to the subject line. This evening I was checking my email and saw something from CICADA (a highly prestigious, professional magazine) which said: Dear Ms. Kowal: I’m drafting an acceptance letter for “This Little Pig” and w In a state of
My story, Rampion, is up at the First Line, if you’d care to take a listen.
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I tried to email the recording of Rampion to The First Line today, but the file was too big to send via email so I uploaded it to our website. Which means that if anyone wants to listen to the uncompressed version you can. I’m assuming that TFL will crunch it some to make it
Rob and I finally went into the studio today to record Rampion for the First Line. It’s the first day in ages that we’ve both had the time and energy to set aside for it. Initially, I had thought I might do a multi-voice recording with sound effects, but I realized that the first line
I recognize this as a silly thing, but the First Line has updated the list of writers and my name is now on it.
The First Line: It all starts the same but…. Read More »
This is a submission for the magazine The First Line. I am required to use the first line they provide, but everything else is up for grabs. Let me know if you’d like to read the rest. Rampion      As the warrior guided his horse back home, she pondered what the future might hold. Sybille