Immortal at the Indie Book Event

Convention Are you in New York City?  Would you like to be in New York City?  Have you heard of New York City? Well I will be there.  Next month, on July 30th, at the Indie Book Event at the New Yorker Hotel, I will be there at a table with copies of Immortal, a smile,…

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Summertime

Brain dump A funny thing happened to me after I finished writing Hellenic Immortal: my brain stopped working. Oh, it’s not like it’s actually fully non-functional, but it’s tired.  Really, very deeply tired.  In fairness, it’s been running non-stop between the promoting of Immortal, the rewrites, and some screenwriting stuff I can’t talk too much…

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All bike clothing is gay

I’m already dressed for the Pride march I have a mental list of things I will never wear when biking, but that list is getting smaller each week.  The problem is that on a long bike ride there are certain things one might not otherwise ever consider.  Like that loose shorts chafe after a while.…

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How to fix squeaky brakes

A new wheel I rode to work yesterday on a new rear wheel.  The old wheel had a problem whereby the tire attached to the wheel kept exploding at inopportune moments, like when I needed it to not explode.  The first time this happened was because the wheel’s rim had worn out.  The second time…

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Various observations regarding biking

Committing to foolishness In my continuing effort to see the weight reading on the scale descend consistently, I have committed to a fairly stupid commute by bicycle, a journey of 17.5 miles.  Each way.  Five days a week. I have not yet done five days, but I have done four in a row, and am…

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