A quick announcement here:
RAGAD’s new online issue is now live. It has three great tales by Paul Lynch, Seth Miller, and RAGAD newbie David G. Schwartz. Enjoy them. Spread the word.
Also, on the technical side of things, RAGAD will close for submissions on December 20th. We need to take some time to clear out our inbox, [...]
Archive for November, 2007
RAGAD Stuff
Posted in RAGAD on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cum On Feel The Sadness…
Posted in Day to day on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Quiet Riot singer found dead in Las Vegas 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the popular 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been found dead from unknown causes at his home in Las Vegas, authorities said on Monday.
DuBrow, 52, was found dead at about 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, a spokeswoman for [...]
Bond, James Bond.
Posted in Day to day on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
007 association gives MI6 recruitment headache Mon Nov 26, 2:32 AM ET
The success of the James Bond movies has given the British Secret Intelligence Service a recruitment headache — too many cranks want to join MI6.
“I think it gives people a false impression of what working for the organization is actually like,” the head of [...]
Pete-Lit Gets Nicked
Posted in Chi, Friends, Writings on November 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Writer and friend Peter Anderson’s famed literary blog has always proven a source of insight on books, music, culture, both high-brow and otherwise, and I have loved it ever since first read. And yet I have another reason to love Peter Anderson now, for he posted a very nice little blog about two of my [...]
New Story @ Word Riot
Posted in Writings on November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Morning all,
Hope this Saturday is treating you well so far. I’ll keep this brief. I have a new story now up at Word Riot. It’s another, like the first story published this week, from that batch I worked on over the summer. I really dig Word Riot and am stoked to be publishing with them [...]
New Story @ Pindeldyboz
Posted in Writings on November 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Hey all,
Just wanted to let you know that I have a new story entitled ‘Catching the Old Man’s Cure’ now up at Pindeldyboz. I love this online mag, and I am thrilled to have a story there. So, if you have time, take a break today and read a little something about a suicidal hummingbird, [...]
The Great Perhaps
Posted in Books, Chi, Day to day on November 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One of my favorite, more contemporary writers (hell, I could go with all time favorite), Chicagoan Joe Meno, has a new novel coming out in 2009. I just found out the skinny, and I’m passing it on to you. It’s a long time to wait, but it will be well worth it I’m sure.
“Coming in [...]
A Novel Idea
Posted in Day to day on November 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
So I’m looking forward to December because in it lies Winter Break, which means I’ll get some time to catch up on some reading. For the last few months, I’ve been reading nothing but short story collections, mostly because I love them, but also for school. Honestly, I’ve probably read something like three or four novels this [...]
Norman Mailer: didn’t read much of you, but so long
Posted in Day to day on November 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Like the title states, I’ve read very little Mailer (mostly because a majority of his public persona enraged me, an issue, public personas, I have been discussing at some length with great scribe and better friend Jason Jordan), but nonetheless I felt he deserved a little attention on this blog. The following is from the [...]
Chicago: Most Hopped-Up City in the U.S.
Posted in Chi, Day to day on November 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Chicago most caffeinated U.S. city: survey By Kristina Cooke
Tue Nov 6, 3:41 PM ET
The windy city is also the most wired, according to a survey that showed people in Chicago are the most caffeinated in the United States.
Chicagoans eat more chocolate and drink more cola than other U.S. urbanites, and are among the top consumers [...]
