“I love Stand By Me,” the girl said. “I watch it all the time.” She put a picture of me and River, taken just after Gordie fires the gun behind the diner, on the table in front of me. I smiled at her as I slid it toward myself and spun it around. “That’s awesome,”…
I love Halloween. As long as I can remember, it’s been my favorite holiday. I think it was Warren Ellis who called it “Goth Christmas”, and even though I’m not Goth (Goth-adjacent since 1987, though), it’s pretty much my Christmas. Of course, this year I’ve been sick and busy, so not only do I have…
Flash Fiction: The Monster in my Closet Originally published October, 2011. About two hours ago, I thought to myself, “‘There’s a monster in my closet’ would be a neat way to start out one of those scary short stories I loved to read when I was in middle school.” I wrote it down, then wrote…
I got into Austin just after 11 last night, exhausted and still feeling pretty lousy from the cold I got in Seattle last week. I made my way to baggage claim and looked for whoever was meeting me from the convention, but didn’t see anyone. There were about half a dozen drivers, but none of…
AUSTIN! So I got some kind of CON bonus while I was sleeping, and I feel healthy enough to come see you this weekend. I’m not 100%, but I think I’m close to about 85%, which is good enough for me. I’ll just take it easy, stay hydrated, and save my action points for healing…
