Monthly Archives: September 2008

Editorial Ass and the Chamber of Literary Sales Success

You should go read Literary Ass, not just because it’s got that name that makes you feel transgressive and naughty when you bring it up at the cocktail party, but because it gives you that scoop, the lowdown on some … Continue reading

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A Terrible and Ominous Nature

Sunset, Lake Michigan, originally uploaded by Cesar Torres (Urraca). The actual sunset we saw looked NOTHING like this. My cell phone camera captured it and turned it into something completely chilling. I am not sure if it’s the sun or … Continue reading

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Green Ones Are Good

Beach Glass, originally uploaded by Cesar Torres (Urraca). The beach glass we collected. You’ll notice Duke is up ahead, looking for more. Granted, the little nub at the bottom of my hand is actually a beach stone, but just work … Continue reading

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Dessicated Moth

Dessicated Moth, originally uploaded by Cesar Torres (Urraca). As promised, I’m posting some pics from the weekend in the Urraca pamphlet. I’m trying some of the blogging tools from Flickr out, so if you notice anything funky, give a holler. … Continue reading

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Wizard & Beach Glass

Brief weekend update from your correspondent here. I accomplished very little writing, though that thing called Living more than made up for the short word count. Food porn reigned Saturday at a birthday party: Axiote chicken, steak, roasted Brussels sprouts, … Continue reading

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Es Viernes!

It’s Friday, y’all! It’s been task day. Task, task task. Email inboxes are down to zero. Not bad. This weekend, more writing (both for Grey Water and Carapace), an Indian Summer barbecue, and some down time. Spirits are high, and … Continue reading

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Titlepage.Tv, You My Dawg

Earlier this week, I wrote that though I loved the Web show “TitlePage,” I thought it might not be long before it got the ax. Late yesterday, I got an email from one of their producers. The producer asked me … Continue reading

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Docket Thursdays: ‘Lats’ Is Indeed a Word

So much to do today. In order: Lunch at Tank Noodle on Argyle Street with an old colleague from the Tribune days. Watch my eyes roll back as I say it: Taaaaaaaaank…… Salivate. Eat. Pay Check. Write 2,000 words in … Continue reading

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Cat Rambo — Seriously, Best Name Ever.

Cat Rambo. Best moniker ever. I tried giving myself a cool nickname some time ago, but I only came up with “Hoagie Torres.” Not sure what happened there. Cat Rambo has been guest blogging over at Jeff Vandermeer’s blog, and … Continue reading

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Spooked.

After squelching like an Atari 2600 on ‘roids on Friday, I went on to pick some Empire apples in Saugatuck, Michigan. Saw a beautiful green dragonfly in the orchard, though my camera was simply too puny to get a good … Continue reading

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