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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: Gettin’ comfortable

Posted on January 26, 2013 by admin

You know, before I guilted that D. Krauss guy into letting me stay with him, I was pretty much at home in the elements. Spent last winter under the deck out back and in a little hole I made for … Continue reading →

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Last August

Posted on January 19, 2013 by admin

Birds feeding, with the occasional assistance of a bat. Right over the top of my house. Birds and Bat3      

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Joffrey Charlemagne for US Senate

Posted on January 11, 2013 by admin

Okay, for those who haven’t watched Jason Smith’s web series, Losing Cable and Losing Cable 2, I gotta ask, why not? Go do that right now. For those of you who have, and are wondering what mad genius lies behind this brilliant, … Continue reading →

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Good lines

Posted on January 6, 2013 by admin

From Rennie Airth’s River of Darkness: “Increasingly solitary, he saw his life as all that was left to him: a tattered sail that might bear the wind but would bring him to no haven.”

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Should I call Father Karras or Father Moore?

Posted on January 5, 2013 by admin

Continuing the trend of a writer boring the crap out of you by writing about writing, I’ve experienced a rather rare event this week— a dream. Now, yes, like everyone else I dream all the time, quite vividly and in … Continue reading →

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They Just Show Up

Posted on December 30, 2012 by admin

Yeah, I know, writing about writing is probably one of the most boring things a writer can do, but I ran headlong into an odd little phenomenon this morning and wondered what others thought of it: the unplanned character. This … Continue reading →

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Xmas got an upgrade

Posted on December 26, 2012 by admin

Just sittin’at home on Christmas Eve plying myself with mutant antihistamines, zinc, and whiskey in a futile effort to stave off a Satanic cold, when, about noon, it started snowing:   Nice. Although, Gracie didn’t think much of it: Merry Christmas!

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Tomb Stories: Archer City Cemetery

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

Location: Archer City, TX Creepiness: 3 stars Coolness: 4 stars           The location in Larry McMurtry’s hometown gives this place a greater-than-average coolness factor, and being in the middle of a dead, dreary North Texas landscape … Continue reading →

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The World Ends Friday. Get in the Mood with Free Moonlight

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

Personally, I think the Mayans working on that calendar just knocked off for lunch, but, you never know. So, to prepare yourself, Moonlight is free today and tomorrow. If we’re all still alive on Saturday, then you’ll have to pay. … Continue reading →

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You’ve got to see this

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

This is just too funny for words: http://www.youtube.com/user/NorthwardAdvance?feature=watch Why isn’t this on TV?  

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