I can't say I'm shocked to learn that Hunter S. Thompson has taken his own life. If one tenth of the stuff in his books is true, he...

This was actually the start of a 45k word novella that I've never shown anyone: Story one: Chase was so far from normal values now that ...

Sorry about the long gap in posts. Last week, I actually posted thirteen blog entries on the codexwriters blog, as part of a challenge to my...

Solethiel, angel of sensible shoes. Raznagoth, angel of power lines. Abrazel, angel of of highways. Volilov, angel of mirrors. Y...

Zaviel, angel of the whirlwind. Curaniel, angel of Monday. Akriel, angel of barrenness. Zalbesael, angel of the rainy season. Ya...

The most disturbing story of the week has to be the widely published report that fidgeting can help lose weight. The conclusions don't ...

In my last post, I talked about "ghost words," words that entered the dictionary by mistake. There is a very common ghost word tha...

I have just stumbled across the concept of "ghost words." There are two definitions I've found floating around on the internet...

The current issue of the SF and Fantasy Workshop newsletter has an interview by Hildy Silverman with editor John Ordover. Ordover is current...

I acknowledge that a ten day gap in my blog postings isn't the best way to build readership. What can I say? The new year started with a...

I am about to confess something that will drive my fellow atheists crazy: I am an atheist by faith. Many, if not most, atheist pride themsel...

Paraphrasing James Kilpatrick from a column in today's paper: "Nouns are the bones of language, verbs the muscle."

(Note: This post makes more sense if you read the "Entropy and Death" post beneath it first.) So if I'm not a writer, what...

Okay, I know I've been using this blog so far to blather on about politics and religion. If you're into that sort of thing, you can...

The kite story below (which, for some reason, I can't make function as a normal link, although the link works if you cut and paste it in...

www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8696545%5E1702,00.html

Last month's National Geographic had as their cover the question, in large type, "Was Darwin Wrong?" You turn to the article,...

I only hope I one day craft a line of dialogue as perfect as, "You devil... you sold her baby ears for $75 and I damn you to hell....

Last week I found a new Jack T. Chick comic. I don't know if you've seen these things--for a long time I assumed everyone in the wor...

It will surprise no one to learn that I'm an atheist. I'm also a card carrying member of the ACLU, except that, you know, I haven...