While I was up in Albany performing Tiger Tales, we recieved an invitation for breakfast at the home of one of the professors. The meal, kangee, was delightful and my first time experiencing it. Kangee reminds me a little bit of grits, but with much yummier condiments. Anyway, as everyone was chatting there was a
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For the new show I’m working on, Rags and Bones, I have to make a trick chair that spurts blood and hides human hearts. Actually, I have to make it look like an actor is spurting blood, but the chair is the easiest way to deliver said fluid. The harder thing was figuring out where
Folks, I have more work than I have time, which is lovely, but it means that some of my own projects are falling by the wayside. I need someone to set up a shopping cart for me. I know how to do it, but I lack the time and have hit the point of being
We just finished the show and are tucked safely away in the hotel in Albany. It felt really good to be performing. I’ve missed it. And it’s very nice to have nothing on my docket for the evening.
Tiger Tale and Good night Read More »
Okay. You people asked for it. Here are photos of the dead dog I built. This is the initial blood look, working with the idea that the dog has been hit by a car recently. Most animals killed by cars die from broken necks or internal bleeding. There’s very little visible damage. We needed gore.
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Patrick Swenson, erstwhile editor of Talebones, points to the latest issue of Locus. Two further Summer issues from the small press: both from magazines distinguished both by longevity and attractiveness. Talebones’ 35th issue has perhaps slightly more of a horror focus than usual–at any rate, my favorite story is a clever horror piece, Mary Robinette
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I finished the dog today. Finally. The consensus was that it needed to be gorier, but since I hadn’t built it that way, there were limits to what I could do without rebuilding. For instance, exposed bone wasn’t an option… wait a minute. There’s a real skull in there. So, I dislocated the jaw and
Blogtide Rising mentions the All Possible Worlds issue with my story, “Some Other Day” This is my favorite story of this issue. I just love science fiction when it treats science honestly and with heart.
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In a sort of minor miracle, I don’t have a mountain of work to do tonight. I had to distress the dog a bit and tweak the intestines, but otherwise, nothing. I even cooked dinner. Of course, I also picked up two new gigs today. I’m going up to Albany on Friday with Chinese Theater
Going to bed early Read More »
I had a seriously great time. Hung out with many fabulous people but didn’t get to spend enough time with any of them. Got back to the city and went straight to the theater to pick up the dead dog and the intestines. My god… I have such a strange job. Anyway, I’ll try to
Back from World Fantasy Read More »
I have had great fun at the convention so far. I’ve split off from the crowd occasionally to do phone calls trying to deal with some complications in the show. Tell you about it all later. Right now, I’m going to try to get an actual full night of sleep. It’s only 1:30 am. That’s
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I got on the train with no further mishaps and was rewarded by getting to sit next to the lovely and talented Andrea Kail on my way up. Granted, I spent about half the trip sleeping, but the conversation prior to that was great. It was hard to cross the lobby without running into someone
Today started with me sleeping through my alarm, though waking up in enough time to make the 8:15 train to Saratoga if I hurried. I ran out the door, struggling along with pounds of Shimmer magazines in my backpack, and came down to the steps of the subway station just as the train I needed
World Fantasy and Dead Dogs Read More »
Over at Shamus Writes he’s giving away a copy of Apex Digest #6, which contains my story “Cerbo en Vitra Ujo.” This issue is sold out, so this is a fine opportunity to snag one, if you want to read that story. Now – I have an extra copy of Apex Digest Issue #6. Mint
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Last night’s build of the dog went much faster because Ken Scholes was in town and visited me in the studio. He is one of my favorite people and getting a chance to just yak away unto the wee hours was great. Plus he had brandy. He’s got his view of yesterday up on his
Ken Scholes visits Read More »