I was walking to the subway today on twenty-eight and realized that I was in the flower district. It’s confined to one block now so calling it a district is a bit of a misnomer, but still, it’s a block filled with growing things. I was tempted into a shop and walked out with an […]
With my fourteen year old nephew’s permission, I am linking to his story, the king saved the king of popcorn. He is striving for a dadaist sensibility — he told me so. I think this story succeeds admirably. Here’s a teaser. “omg! i have a bad imagination. so i have hired a few zombies to
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Bizarre. I designed these puppets years ago and evidentally they are being used in a remount now. Willamette Week reviewed the production and had this to say about my work. The puppets, designed by Mary Robinette Kowall [sic] ((Oddly, I only ran across this because, for the first time, I ran a search on a
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Senses Five Press has a really good interview with Steven Segal in their latest issue. When I read it, I thought that every person in genre should read it. Behold! They’ve got it posted online. It’s the first rule of magazine publishing: Have an identity. There are way, way too many magazines of all kinds
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Puppetry isn’t all fun and games. It’s got a long history of being used as a means of political satire and in Burma, that got two puppeteers and comedians arrested back in 1996. U Pa Pa Lay and his cousin U Lu Zaw, “The Moustache Brothers”, spent seven years in jail, while Amnesty International have
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I’m starting by using a real skull for the dog head. I’d planned on just getting a resin dog palette, but lo! There’s Skulls Unlimited has a giant collection of dog skulls. Now, I’m not going to be using the Chihuahua skull in this picture, but had to share it with you. Does that not
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I’ve mentioned that for the show I have to buy several props including two penises. So I went to Toys in Babeland ((Very tasteful, fascinating but don’t click through if you aren’t prepared for adult toys.)) , which has agreed to donate the dildoes of my choice, to pick out the most lifelike ones. There
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Good to see people. Tired now. Spent day shopping for props for show. Will tell you more, but it is “not safe for work.”
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Wired News has an article that totally justifies my chocolate intake. If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that’s because maybe it is. A small study links the type of bacteria living in people’s digestive system to a desire for chocolate. Everyone has a vast community
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I just picked up a gig doing props for the play Bad Jazz. It’s a play about actors and the lines between real life and stage. Imagine if Quentin Tarantino did Noises Off. My prop list includes things like teapot, coffee mugs, notebooks, dead dog, two matching penises…. What? It’s not a trend.
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All Possible Worlds’ fall issue has just been released, including my story “Some Other Day.” Authors Appearing in the Fall 2007 Issue: Edward Morris – “Game Over” David Seigler – “The Drahatzi Are Coming” JG Faherty – “Graduation” Rachelle Loyear-Williams – “The Last Ship” Michelle Scott – “Prized Possession” Geraint D’Arcy – “Day Off” Mary
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Last night, Rob and I headed down to Brooklyn to see Dean and Eric play (Kill Henry Sugar). It was an intimate little venue with seating for maybe thirty and standing room for another twenty or so. We stood in the back. About three songs into the set, this reasonably attractive man in a suit
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We always talk about villains getting their just deserts, but would about the good guys? I mean, when a friend has worked hard, has talent and then gets what he deserves, shouldn’t he be allowed just desserts? I like desserts ((Yes, I know it uses the other spelling, but “just deserts” gets this pronunciation.)) ;
Early next year, Subterranean Press will give birth to a new imprint, Far Territories, one that focuses on popularly priced trade paperbacks and hardcovers, with distribution in the chain and independent bookstories. See that logo? I made that.
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Yes. This is exactly what I’ve thought, except that he explains it much, much better.
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