I had to write this out before it completely vanished. As I was dozing on the Metro this morning, I thought back to the Satan House - an abandoned house back in the early 90's just off of MacArthur boulevard near Glen Echo, MD. Art students took it upon themselves to decorate the place with… Continue reading Dreams in the Satan House – Short Story Idea
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Available Dark
I've heard the most dangerous kind of skier is a mid-level skier. The beginners are slow and tentative. They don't know what they're doing, so they're cautious. Experts are experts. They can rush through slopes with little effort. Bumps and turns which would panic beginners are easy to navigate for the expert. Ah, but the… Continue reading Available Dark
Story Note and…
First, the story note: Story idea from a dream: Under a resort in the Balkans, on the Dalmatian coast, there is a cavern of crystal. The resort owners know it. So does the secret police. They all work for the thing which lives inside the cave. They do its bidding because it keeps business going.… Continue reading Story Note and…
Welcome to the World of the Future
I cannot escape it. The time has come to once again set mile-markers in the ground and see how I do. And there is still one big item looming on my personal goals: Ivre - at this point, the novel is over 130,000 words and I'm still 14 or so scenes from completing it. At… Continue reading Welcome to the World of the Future
Thoughts from the Neon Boneyard
Vegas, baby! Or what's left of the Vegas of dreams, where the Rat Pack ruled and the strip was a wash of neon. The word LED was barely recognized and to get hundreds of lights rolling all at once, you needed colored light bulbs and a lot of people on very rickety supports. It's also… Continue reading Thoughts from the Neon Boneyard
Masks and Armor
Masks, Armor, things hidden beneath layers of disguise. Ever run into a theme in your work and never realize it was there? I ran into this while discussing my writing and photography with a new acquaintance. It had me look back at the last few things I'd worked on. First, with my photography, you'll notice… Continue reading Masks and Armor
Hunting for Muses
Yesterday, I took a brief trip to Fredericksburg, VA and explored a few used book stores there. One store was the The Griffin a coffee bar/book store. As with many small bookstores in small towns, it's only open a few hours in the day. In future, if I want to absorb the atmosphere I need… Continue reading Hunting for Muses
Biomechanoid Blues 