Novel

Halloween Shorts

A couple days ago I saw the mock up for my novel’s cover.  It is looking really great so far.  I can’t say much about it, but it has exceeded my expectations.  Hopefully pretty soon I’ll see a finished version, and not too long after I’ll be able to do the big reveal.  Things are […]

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The Shadows of Flies

I had to tell you something important.  Something you shouldn’t go another instant without hearing, because if you do, you may not make it to the instant after.   This piece of information is a lifetime’s worth of nourishment.  To go without it means starvation.   Your suddenly skeletal body will shuck and jive for a few

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Summer Starts Now

Classes are over, I’m done grading papers, and all my windows are open.  Sounds like summer to me. For the first time since I started teaching this past autumn, I feel as if I can finally make some writing plans.  Sure, I managed to squeak out a few stories during the past months, but mostly

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I am Legend

Why not start out with a classic? Not to overstate this or anything, but Richard Matheson’s I am Legend is a masterpiece, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who disagrees. Though short (170 pages) compared to today’s standards, this novel has more life in it than many contemporary novels breaking 500 pages. What I

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