Skepticism, Spirituality, and Doubt

Remember, Remember…
I’m fortunate to have friends to game with who are witty and intelligent. We get together as a group once a week and from the Olde Fartz when we fire up Steam and play Left 4 Dead or Half Life 2: Deathmatch. This week’s missive from Kris Johnson calling us to arms was outstanding, and must be shared. Did someone say “Gunpowder Plot”? That means no crossbows, no rocket launchers, no gravity guns, no crowbars and no alien derezzers. Guy Fawkes wouldn’t have any of it, gentlemen! But Guy blew it, and

The Secret Lair Presents: The Return of The NanoMonkeys
Way back when the Internet was young, in 2006, Chris Miller, Kris Johnson, Mur Lafferty, and P.G. Holyfield put together a podcast consisting of writing tips and tricks for the valiant souls participating in National Novel Writing Month. They repeated the series in 2007, when they got other authors, like Sam Chupp, Phil Rossi, J.C. Hutchins and

Podiobooks Hiatus, Shadowdance Ending
It has been a week of difficult decisions. From it, I have two things to disclose. First…I’m taking a hiatus from development on Podiobooks.com. The reason is simple: I lack the time to do the PB 2.0 project justice. It kills me to admit that. When we started PB five years ago, I had two small kids, a simple 40 hour a week job, and my wife was not working. Now, I have a 12, 9, and 4 year old with all the commitments that follow from that, plus my wife is working full time, playing in two bands, teaching violin and fiddle, and I am working full time and filling in as Mr. Mom. It has become impossible to fi

Fans of Zelazny Will Understand
Life imitating art? Check out this article in CNN about a young woman with amnesia: New York (CNN) — Authorities have identified a teenager believed to be suffering from amnesia who was found on the streets of New York two weeks ago. Police say a CNN viewer in Maryland identified the young woman, who mysteriously turned up in Manhattan two weeks ago, claiming to have no memory of her family, her home or even her own name. The part that gave one member of

Fall Festival Photos
We went to the Patterson Farms Fall Festival this afternoon. Here’s a little of what we saw: