Writing about writing and reading
I'm not sure why I read this. The only other thing I'd read of McCarthy's was The Road, which I read back when I thought I wanted to write a post apocalyptic novel (barf). For some reason I pulled this one off the shelf at half priced books and read a couple pages, then decided I …
Continue reading "No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy"
It's not often you get to see a sci fi movie like this one. It's really more of a drama within the setting of a future world and a new, world-changing technology. The sci fi elements are there, for sure, but the focus is more on the characters. And that's something that it seems sci fi …
My novella is nearly complete! Currently I'm just working over the final touches and tweaks, and I'm confident you'll be able to read it somewhere by the end of this year. I still don't have a title for it, though... I should probably get that figured out. Three years ago today I was broke down …
Yesterday I set off some fireworks with family at my sisters house. It seems the quality of fireworks has gone down over the past year, because these ones kept falling over and shooting at us, and a small fire was started in the bushes, which we scrambled to put out. After that adrenaline rush, I …
I was having a beer at my local karaoke bar last night, and 'checked in' on my drinking app, Untappd, which lets me keep track of what beers I've had and where I've had them, and gives badges for trying different kinds. Anyway, I check in with it every time out of habit, and forgot …
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