Writers write. We write compulsively on whatever is available. Stone tablets, parchment, bathroom walls, prison walls, diaries, notebooks, napkins, post-its—you get the picture. The advent of the internet brought something new to write on in the form of online diaries, which were also called weblogs. In 1999 this guy named Peter Merholz jokingly divided the … Read more
Saturday, October 14, we had a solar eclipse. I’d been vaguely aware this eclipse was going to happen on Saturday, but had forgotten about it when I decided to take a quick walk around the neighborhood. As I walked past an open garage, a older White man said “have you seen the eclipse?” I said … Read more
I have started this post a few times now — at the beginning of May, the beginning of June, the beginning of July –only to be interrupted by other obligations. Now it is the beginning of August… The post I began in early July was adapted and updated from the draft I began in June: … Read more
In which I examine my decision to put stuff on TikTok after a decade of resisting the idea of CONTENT.
I think I’ve cryptically referred to the “digital app” company I’ve been doing a project for… To be less vague about it, I’m working with a company called Macroverse. Today, as part of a virtual Web3 Comicon event, I’ll be on a panel where Macroverse reveals it’s upcoming releases, including the series that I am … Read more
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As my colectomy surgery date approaches, I deal with a pre-surgery limbo and also make my final decision on whether to undergo a prophylactic oophorectomy.
WRITING My top three projects for August/September/October (as measured in hours devoted) were: A VERY PEARTREE CHRISTMAS – horror rom-com spec feature (with Paul Seetachitt) Christmas-resistant journalist is sent to the town of PearTree to cover their annual Twelve Days of Christmas Festival only to discover that a series of gruesome “accidents” occurring during the festivities … Read more
In the wake my guest spot on the podcast recently, I heard from some of my earliest friends — people I went to junior high or high school with, which was really lovely. One old classmate I heard from is the author of several published fantasy novels, which I find incredibly impressive! We got to … Read more
A notable moment I want to record it before it passes too far into the past: AMERICANISH, a film that Paul produced, had its debut in San Francisco last weekend at CAAMFEST where it won the audience award! In an only-barely post-Covid-vaccine world, the viewing was both virtual geo-locked to California, and live, at a … Read more