Neither Emily nor I have been to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and since we had the day off together, we decided to check it out. This sounds like a simple thing on the surface: Emily and Dylan head off to the museum together and enjoy fine arts. In reality, we spent an embarrassing amount of time … Continue reading Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Confronting Confrontation Confrontationally
I've never been a very confrontational person. I prefer sulking and passive-aggressive snarking to out and out telling someone off. Any attempt to "get up in someone's grill" usually leads to a mild sputtering and a red face on my part. Even just thinking about it makes me want to throw up. It took me a … Continue reading Confronting Confrontation Confrontationally
Google Nonplussed
I've been using Google Plus for the last few days. For people who aren't aware, Google Plus is Google's attempt to unseat Facebook with their own social networking system. It's still in Beta testing, but it's not too hard to get an invitation nowadays. You should have at least one friend who's sitting on a … Continue reading Google Nonplussed
Ten Percent
Last week, my computer was out of commission for about four days. It wasn't a very long time and I was able to access everything I needed using either Emily's computer (Thanks El!) or my iPod. So there was no real first world hardship involved and I was able to do pretty much everything that … Continue reading Ten Percent
Looking for Pickman
I was reading Pickman's Model, one of my favorite Lovecraft stories, and I realized I recognized most of the places he was talking about in the story. There was the studio on Newbury Street and South Station and there was the North End. In fact, Lovecraft placed Pickman's studio of horrors right smack dab in … Continue reading Looking for Pickman
Tales of the Whispering Mad and the Mis-Dead
After months of (sporadic) work, it's done. The book is done. You can read it on the Kindle. You can read it on your computer. You can read it on your iPad or your iPhone. Fact is, you can read my book for the low, low price of $2.99. It's at LEAST an hour's worth of … Continue reading Tales of the Whispering Mad and the Mis-Dead
Blood-Tinted Lenses
If I see a man by the road, I'll assume that he's homeless and alone, that he's on the verge of starvation, that this is one of the last moments he'll experience before he succumbs. If I see a couple arguing in the store, I'll assume that they're both near the end of their tether, … Continue reading Blood-Tinted Lenses
Book Review: Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
In recent years, young adult fiction has morphed from Fear Street thrillers and gothic romances into books that transcend age. From books like The Hunger Games to The Book Thief, young adult books have attracted the notice of critics and people way too old to be shopping in a section that also peddles Gossip Girl … Continue reading Book Review: Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
The Space Beyond Space
As scientists discover more about the Universe, the hard and fast rules of physics seem to be less so. The ironclad constants are not so constant, particles can both exist and not exist at the same time, and it turns out God does, occasionally, play dice with the universe. There are theories now that say … Continue reading The Space Beyond Space
On the Shoulders of Giants
I've been reading Necronomicon, a massive collection of Lovecraft's stories. Lovecraft has always informed what I write, even before I started reading his stories. He influenced the writers who influenced me, Stephen King in particular. And when I got into my big Lovecraft kick right after high school, I began to make a couple of … Continue reading On the Shoulders of Giants
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