From the “Oh The Holidays Have Gotten So Commercial” department:
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The Early Years: Accident-Prone Much?
From the “Doesn’t This Happen To Everyone?” Department:
The Early Years: My Aren’t We All Grown Up Now, “James”
The Early Years: Jim Thinks The President Gives A Crap That He Likes School
From the “I’m Chevy Chase And You’re Not” Department:
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The Early Years: Jim Shares Too Much Information
When I was a kid we took regular trips to nearby attractions, “nearby” meaning “The Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard”. One of our favorite destinations was Washington, D.C., home of (at the time) very clean subways, some parks, the Smithsonian, and an unusual concentration of memorial sites. Oh also there are a lot of lobbyists there. But when I wrote this letter to my grandmother, I had bigger things on my mind than stuff like that.
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The Early Years: Jim Hangs Out With Frankenstein’s Monster
One question people like to ask is, why did I start writing horror novels and stories? Maybe it’s because of this:
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The Early Years: Jim Uses Greeting Cards To Ask Impertinent Questions
Random Rejection: Schooner Bay Literary Agency
So this week I reached into my vast collection of rejection letters and pulled out this one, from Schooner Bay Literary Agency:
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The Early Years: Jim Can’t Swim. Or Run.
So this week I reached into my pile of ancient elementary school paperwork and pulled out this one:
The Early Years: The Ultimate Reality Show Contestant Lineup?
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