So some time back—just over 14 years ago, in fact!*—I posted a series of communications I had in the early 1990s with the now-defunct comic book publisher Eclipse, in which I was working with an editor who was really, really interested in publishing some of my comic book proposals. Like, really interested. Like, it was practically a done deal, you know? Practically. The fact that you have never seen my comic books in a drugstore or newstand near you might tell you exactly how that worked out, but in case you are interested in the details, you can read about it here, and here, and here, and also here.
Continue reading “By Request: The Envelope, Please!”Month: February 2024
Hey I Know You! And You! And You!
So a few weeks ago I mentioned we were watching Six Feet Under, some 20 years after it originally aired. One side effect of watching a show this old is that I’ve been recognizing a number of guest stars who later became famous*. Most of these guest stars are, of course, completely unknown to my wife, so when I gleefully announce who they are, her usual response is a solid meh. Usually. We’re only partway through Season 3 at this point, so I’m sure we have more future-famous guest stars to look forward to. In fact, I’m sure I’ve forgotten some who we saw already. But let’s take a look at a few of the ones I do remember, shall we?
Continue reading “Hey I Know You! And You! And You!”Teaser Tuesday: “The Shadow of the Wind”
So this week I was reading The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Luis Zafón:
Random Rejection: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, “The Light”
So this week I consulted the Gods of Randomness and they instructed me to reach into my big file of rejection letters and pull item #9 out of folder “F”. There aren’t a lot of papers in this folder, and there would be even fewer if I had decided to file rejections from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction under “M” instead of under “F”, but for whatever reason I went into the prepositional clause to sort this one. I know I sent a lot of stuff to F &SF (none of which was accepted) and there are only three rejection slips from them under “F”, so maybe I was inconsistent and there are more under “M”. We’ll find out at some point I guess.
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Viscosity 