Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Madness of Crowds and Digestion

I ate a delicious veggie omelet with cheddar cheese inside and Swiss melted on top. Mmmmmmm! Also, worked on my novel, got lost in its world...what a high it can be to get so caught in my character's lives that I forget I am actually in a restaurant surrounded by people with hundreds and thousands and millions of their own stories. Even in the madness of crowds, writing is a solitary thing. Unless, there is some kind of madness of crowds in my head where I come and go as I please.
Analyzing the process too much is probably not a good idea.
Anyway, back to the grind of real work, custodial stuff and overnite tonight as well as the good old dependable book review.
I will no longer taunt myself by setting time limits for the novel's completion. I'll just write it until it is done.
Self-inflicted deadlines within a work schedule like mine is border line masochism. I don't dig any kind of pain. But, I do have a work ethic that would kill most people.
Am I bragging? Yeah, probably. Does it matter? No, probably not.
And on that note...back to the rats I'm racing...
L

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Fossils from ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be new pre-human species | TruthDive

Fossils from ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be new pre-human species | TruthDive

Home - The Werewolf Cathedral

Home - The Werewolf Cathedral

Dangerous Minds | He’s back: An interview with Australian cult leader ‘Jesus Christ’

Dangerous Minds | He’s back: An interview with Australian cult leader ‘Jesus Christ’

Massive Meteorite Found in China - News from Sky & Telescope - SkyandTelescope.com

Massive Meteorite Found in China - News from Sky & Telescope - SkyandTelescope.com

The Laughing Yeti: Stephen Graham Jones, On Reading

The Laughing Yeti: Stephen Graham Jones, On Reading

Book Submissions - Dzanc Books

Book Submissions - Dzanc Books

Magazine « Bizarro Central

Magazine « Bizarro Central

submission guidelines

Magazine « Bizarro Central

Magazine « Bizarro Central

Out of the Gutter Magazine: Submission Guidelines

Out of the Gutter Magazine: Submission Guidelines

The Flash Fiction Offensive: SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The Flash Fiction Offensive: SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

DIRTY NOIR: Not For Nothing--Excerpt by STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES

DIRTY NOIR: Not For Nothing--Excerpt by STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES

DIRTY NOIR: SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

DIRTY NOIR: SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Cory Doctorow’s craphound.com >> Blog Archive » Difference Engine 20th anniversary edition

Cory Doctorow’s craphound.com >> Blog Archive » Difference Engine 20th anniversary edition

Beyond Prediction - Charlie's Diary

Beyond Prediction - Charlie's Diary

Exclusive Harlan Ellison Books

I MUST HAVE THIS!!!!!!

Exclusive Harlan Ellison Books

Debt-limit vote postponed as GOP seeks support - Yahoo! News

Debt-limit vote postponed as GOP seeks support - Yahoo! News

What's so scandalous about a naked singularity?

What's so scandalous about a naked singularity?

Dolphins are among the rare mammals who can see electricity

Dolphins are among the rare mammals who can see electricity

Saturday, July 23, 2011

If I had a Billion Dollars - Charlie's Diary

If I had a Billion Dollars - Charlie's Diary

‪Aldrin Cycler‬‏ - YouTube

‪Aldrin Cycler‬‏ - YouTube

BA 330 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BA 330 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Keith's Homepage

David Keith's Homepage

Biochar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Biochar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Momentum-Exchange Tethers

Momentum-Exchange Tethers

MagBeam

MagBeam

Talk-Polywell.org :: Index

Talk-Polywell.org :: Index

Focus Fusion Society: Developing an environmentally safe, clean, low cost, unlimited energy source for everyone.

Focus Fusion Society: Developing an environmentally safe, clean, low cost, unlimited energy source for everyone.

Laser propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laser propulsion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

General Fusion

General Fusion

RepRapWiki

RepRapWiki

The Vertical Farm Project - Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond | www.verticalfarm.com

The Vertical Farm Project - Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond | www.verticalfarm.com

Walter Reed to close after more than a century - Yahoo! News

Walter Reed to close after more than a century - Yahoo! News

Friday, July 22, 2011

A Done Deal

Examples of photography and artwork by my talented and beautiful friend and collaborator Jodi Davis from our upcoming graphic novel A Done Deal.

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Living with a writer - Charlie's Diary

Living with a writer - Charlie's Diary

Pedestal's July Newsletter

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From: The Pedestal Magazine <thepedestalmagazine@listwriter.com>
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Hi,

I hope you continue to enjoy Pedestal Magazine. Please see the information below regarding new fiction editor, Charles Rammelkamp; Pedestal 64; submissions for Pedestal's upcoming August issue; and other related matters.

Thanks for your ongoing support,

John Amen
July 21, 2011

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Charles Rammelkamp, New Fiction Editor
We're glad to announce that Charles Rammelkamp will be joining the Pedestal staff as a regular fiction editor. Mr. Rammelkamp's most recent book is Castleman in the Academy (March Street Press 2008), a collection of stories about a reluctant English/writing professor in a community college. In 2012, Time Being Books will publish his poetry sequence, Fusen Bakudan, that deals with missionaries during the Vietnam War. A chapbook of poems, Mixed Signals, is also forthcoming from MuscleHead Press. He is the editor of the semi-annual/annual online literary journal, The Potomac.
Pedestal 64

Poetry (introduction by editors Marge Simon and Bruce Boston) by Lee Ballentine, Elizabeth Barrette, Robert Borski, Bryan D. Dietrich, Robert Frazier, Geoffrey A. Landis, Valerie Loveland, John C. Mannone, Benjamin Myers, Emily O'Neill, Steven L. Peck, and Michael Shorb.

Fiction (introduction by guest-editor Howard Hendrix) by Caroline Hansen, David W. Landrum, Tim Myers, and Patricia Puckett.

Spoken Word (selected by editor Zachary Kluckman) by E. Amato, Mahogany Browne, and Erin Northern.

Reviews by JoSelle Vanderhooft, Alice Osborn, Emilia Fuentes Grant, Lee Rossi, Cindy Hochman, and Paul Sohar.

Submissions for August 2011 Issue (reading cycle June 28-August 14)

Poetry submissions are "open," no restrictions on style, theme, length, or genre.

Fiction submissions are "open," flash and longer work (500-5000 words), all themes and styles.

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In an attempt to update our records and be as attuned to our readers as possible, we're continuing to conduct a survey. If you would like to participate, you can access the questionnaire directly by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8odQRZ3iP_2frJZbpfIMOSzg_3d_3d. The survey is also accessible via The Pedestal site (you will need to temporarily deactivate your pop-up blocker in order for the survey window to appear on the homepage). Thank you in advance for your involvement.
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If you enjoy reading The Pedestal Magazine, please consider giving a tax-deductible donation of at least $10 in honor of our 10th anniversary of providing high-quality literature with no charge to our readers. You can make a donation online by visiting: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/page.php?pid=17. The site is completely secure, and your credit card/Paypal information will remain totally confidential. Or, if you would prefer to mail your donation, you can send a check to: The Pedestal Magazine; 6815 Honors Court; Charlotte, NC 28210.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

The Unhappy Brain Dead Book Reviewer

...And so, I am sweating my boogles off writing a damn book review while the rest of the family enjoys a cool evening in the cabin we rent every summer. No real wifi there, yours truly drove home, to run errands, check the mail and to fuss around with a review and email it to my editor. If the muses allow, I will put this damn review to bed and head back to the breezy woods and soothing lake, leaving my house to the cats and contractors....
I ain't digging this at all...nite all, Grub Street beckons and I heed the call of the dollar...such a money-grubbing whore am I.

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Yes, my shirt is off, but I'm still wearing pants...for now...it's all about the layers man, the layers...
L

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Learn to make a sword — using science!

Nerds unite, we can finally be the bad ass barbarians we've always imagined ourselves by Crom! With our very own sword. Grab your serving wench, drink your mead, chow down that leg of mutton and let your hair grow long, because we can chop it off at the nape of our necks with our swords!!!!!

Learn to make a sword &mdash; using science!

Artificial Stupids | Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Artificial Stupids | Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

42 hours with Buck Minster Fuller

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During the last two weeks of January 1975 Buckminster Fuller gave an extraordinary series of lectures concerning his entire life’s work. These thinking...

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

10 Classic SF and Fantasy Books That Were Originally Considered Failures

10 Classic SF and Fantasy Books That Were Originally Considered Failures

In South Korea, falling asleep in front of a fan is the kiss of death

In South Korea, falling asleep in front of a fan is the kiss of death

The First Cyborg Horror Story: “The Steam Arm” Ballad of 1834-35

The First Cyborg Horror Story: “The Steam Arm” Ballad of 1834-35

Is Scientology the world's fastest-growing religion?

Is Scientology the world's fastest-growing religion?

Endocannabinoid signal in the gut controls dietary fat intake

Endocannabinoid signal in the gut controls dietary fat intake

Vatican opens archives for unprecedented exhibit - Yahoo! News

Vatican opens archives for unprecedented exhibit - Yahoo! News

Book Review: Supergods by Grant Morrison | comicbookGRRRL

CHAPTER 7 - THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

Experimental Writing Opportunity

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Snubnose press

Wilhelm Reich

Laban Movement Analysis

3am Interview: THE ROAD TO PERDIDO: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHINA MIEVILLE

Eternal Champion

Jerry Cornelius stuff I'm thinking about

Harlequin stuff I'm thinking about

Zanni Stuff I'm thinking about