Zombie Hitler Vs. Neil Armstrong came out today. I sold the story… well, it was last summer I think. I got to use it for a public reading and it was well-received. (Meaning I cracked people up.) I still can’t Read more…
When I was sixteen, I attended my first writing workshop, bringing with me my first attempt at a short story. It was a first draft, all rough, no editing, no outline beforehand. It was everything you would expect from a Read more…
I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. First of all, that the doctors have finally figured out what is wrong with me and I will soon embark on a plan to heal! Treatment at last, rather than juts Read more…
Remember those terrible health issues I was having? That got all better on their own? Not so much. Many people asked me, “Can you at least glean something from this experience to make a story?” Maybe? Someday? Mostly I’ve felt… Read more…
Yeah, I get asked about my hair a lot. A LOT a lot. And weirdly, the questions are almost always the same three. I understand that, for the asker, this is their first time having this conversation, so I try Read more…
It’s said Robert Zemeckis did not want “Back to the Future II” to take place in the future because future movies always fail at predicting. I sympathize, and also scoff. The point isn’t to be right – it’s to comment Read more…
So, why did I whine about my low self-esteem on a writing blog? Because of this: Low self-esteem destroys stories. Say you have an idea – a brilliant, simple idea. (It could also be a piece of crap, but for Read more…