Been a busy week for government work and boy, am I ready for the weekend.Monday night we had our monthly Democratic Town Committee Meeting. As usual, the district leaders met for an hour and we debated many of the same items we debated the previous month. After two meetings’ worth of discussion, we essentially punted […]
Simply amazing. That’s the short answer to how was the anniversary weekend.It had a little bit of everything we love and then some. First of all, we were wise to take Amtrak since it meant the trip back and forth would be stress free and we could relax.We arrived Friday night and hit Modell’s in […]
Writers, it has been said, are a superstitious and cowardly, lot. As a result, most of us refuse to submit anything to anyone without having some trusted peer review it. Many writers belong to small groups that meet in person or on line and trust one another to be brutally honest with their feedback.I’ve never […]
I am pretty amazed it has been 35 years since Deb and I walked down the aisle at CW Post’s interfaith chapel. The skies had darkened and the rains came down in torrents but we ignored the omens and went ahead and haven’t looked back once.We’ve certainly experienced a lot in three and a half […]
Hard to believe, but we’ve been in school for eight weeks already and the first quarter is rapidly drawing to a close.What kind of year has it been so far?A year of growth and confidence. I am teaching English 11 for the third year so there’s a comfort in working with familiar material. The lessons […]
I recently realized I have reached the stage in my career where I am often asked to reflect back on specific periods of productivity. Are these my prime days as an editor or writer? I don’t know.What I do know is that I don’t mind tripping down memory lane now and then, especially when it […]
As usual, Shore Leave was a wonderful weekend, that left the family, entertained, elated, and exhausted. There was not enough time to see everyone or attend all the interesting discussions. We saw some surprise people and indulged our wackier sides (at least 2 of us did). Details follow.
Given the new school year, my graduate course work, and having to find time to fit in the revision to Sherlock Holmes, I have not been very focused on my writing. I do admit to missing it and keep looking forward to finding that all-too-rare time.I wasn’t entirely sure what was going to come next […]
So here’s the thing: I know awards of any kind are entirely subjective. Still, when there’s a general consensus among the public, you tend to expect certain things. For example, everyone knew Brokeback Mountain was a superbly made movie and deserved an Academy Award nomination.I also know that people watch way too much television. That […]
Those who pre-ordered Sherlock Holmes: Murder at Sorrow’s Crown may have received a notice indicating the December 1 publication date has been changed to September 13, 2016.Over at Facebook, my collaborator and friend Steven Savile tried to take all the blame but I refuse to accept that. It was a unique set of circumstances from all […]