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March 15, 2013
Megacon–today! Plus a Hot Springs Village report
First things first: If you’re in the Orlando, Florida area this weekend, you need to make a point to attend MegaCon at the Convention Center. Megacon is one of the premier comic/geek cons in the US. Yes, yes, San Diego … Continue reading →
March 5, 2013
Hot Springs Village…and MegaCon
This will be a short and quick update on some places you can catch me in the next weeks. If you’re nearby and are able, look me up and say hi. Bring a copy of something for me to sign…or … Continue reading →
February 27, 2013
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop part deux
Thanks for making it back to part two of my participation in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not … Continue reading →
February 20, 2013
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop hello
Hi there and welcome to my blog! For my regular readers, I beg your patience as I participate—for the first time ever—in a blog hop. For those of you new here, you’re likely here thanks to a link provided to … Continue reading →
February 12, 2013
Online teaching presents different challenges
Since I’ve been teaching exclusively online for nearly a year and a half now, I thought it might be the right time to step back and make some observations. My thoughts are intended to be commentary on the online experience … Continue reading →
February 5, 2013
Bully Nation
Any time talk of secession comes up, many Americans are inclined to think back to that nasty period in our history: The War of Between the States (more commonly referred to by the uninitiated as The Civil War…which it was … Continue reading →
January 29, 2013
TMNT: Turtles in Dixie
I don’t usually talk about dead projects…most of the time my thoughts are that a project is never dead, simply delayed to be resurrected at some later date. Not long ago, though, I talked to Rich Handley, who was putting … Continue reading →
January 15, 2013
Frank Fradella’s Swan Song
Thinking back on the big handful of superhero novels (not comics or graphic novels) that I’ve reviewed in this space, I can’t recall overly liking that many of them. Fradella’s Swan Song, I do. As far as I know, Swan … Continue reading →
January 8, 2013
New Caregivers
I’ve written in this space before about some of the trials of moving. We think of kids as having the hardest time, but adults have their share of tribulations as well. One thing adults have to do after a move … Continue reading →
January 4, 2013
Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2013
Happy 2013 to everyone who visits here. 2013! Wow. Every now and again, I still get the weird feeling when talking about the 2000s; I mean, in the 1980s we were thinking 2000-anything was the far off future with flying … Continue reading →
