August 2011
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Writing to Harlan Ellison →
I believe the first book I read by Harlan Ellison was his short story collection I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Besides being one of the great titles, the story remains a fascinating…
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Review: Miami Blues →
Miami Blues by Charles Willeford My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dark, absurd, and cynical, this tale of an ex-con on a blitz through ’80s Miami flows like water. Willeford writes like a…
Southern Gods →
An excellent debut and gripping mix of Lovecraftian horror, Delta blues, and ’50s noir. Bull Ingram is a terrific character, a hulking bruiser on a mission for a race records producer…
Meeting Andrew Vachss →
I met Andrew Vachss (pronounced like tax) back in ‘99 or so in Madison, Wisconsin during his book tour. It was a 5 hour drive from Minneapolis, but I wanted to meet him. I’d written him…
rejectamentalist manifesto: There has been... →
tentacular:
There has been universal condemnation of David Starkey’s extraordinary outburst on Newsnight, in which he blamed Jews, or ‘a culture of Jewry’, for Britain’s woes.
‘I’ve just been rereading Julius Streicher. … His prophecy was absolutely right in one sense. … But it wasn’t…
How Slavery Ruined My Vacation →
A snarky title for my comedic tale, where Barry and Miranda find the world getting smaller and smaller. Read my story at Pure Slush, #10 in their Travel month series. They take the wank…
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“Man, I cannot WAIT to create all those jobs for all those unemployed people...”
– Nobody, ever, in history. (via getdowngetfunky)
The Hazards of the Chesapeake, by Kieran Shea
rottenleavesmagazine:
David Galvin stood in the rental cottage’s tiny galley kitchen staring out the window at the sailboat anchored one hundred and fifty yards offshore.
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The Zero: Getting to the truth about Caylee... →
andrewvachss:
Why doesn’t the State of Florida appoint a law guardian to represent the estate of Caylee Anthony?
Under most circumstances, someone acquitted of homicide can still be sued in civil court for causing the “wrongful death” of a person — even a person he or she has been acquitted of…
Shogun Honey →
Art by Derek Chatwood, prints available at PopRelicsInspiration can come from anywhere. My friend Sabrina Ogden, book reviewer extraordinaire, made a typo on twitter. She’d…
Cowboys & Aliens →
Had a great time with this summer excitainment. Like Jon Favreau’s Iron Man movies, it’s light and enjoyable, just enough tongue in cheek. He makes a traditional western first, and a science fiction…
