Pay Whatever Your Want For The Marinara Murders! Really.
There’s been so much going on these past few months (a baby, a new job with Mary) that I haven’t written as much about writing as I would have liked. I’ve got three projects in the works, all of which I’m very excited about. Mystery, sci-fi, and another book for small nonprofits. But right now I want to talk about books that are already out. Maybe you haven’t gotten around to checking out The Marinara Murders or The Saints Go Dying. That’s totally ok! Because now you can do it totally risk free. It’s part of a very special “bundle” Read more…
XOXO
I’m in Portland this weekend for the first ever XOXO Festival, The festival describes itself as an “arts and technology festival celebrating disruptive creativity.” That was enough right there to get me interested. But then they continue: “We’re bringing independent artists who use the Internet to make a living doing what they love together with the technologists building the tools that make it possible.” I couldn’t resist. I bought a ticket within minutes of them selling out, and now we’re finally here. I’ll be at the festival for the next two days while Mary and Hannah explore Portland. Already we’ve had Read more…
The Audacious Charles Dickens
See the full gallery on Posterous I spent some quality time last weekend finishing A Tale of Two Cities. The last time I read it was my freshman year of high school. I’m not sure how much I actually understood of it back then. 18 years later, I remember the ending. Madame Defarge knitting. And the literary symbolism that wine = blood. Which wasn’t exactly an insight, because Dickens pretty much beats you over the head with that: Those who had been greedy with the staves of the cask, had acquired a tigerish smear about the mouth; and one tall Read more…
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