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Entirely Biased and Totally Subjective Book Review: ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ by Neil Gaiman

A writer friend, after reading Neil Gaiman‘s excellent The Ocean at the End of the Lane, described herself as “still in a dream state,” days after finishing this slim but weighty novel. It’s easy to see why. Ocean is the tale of an adult who returns to his hometown for a funeral and after the […]

Happy New Year: They’re Not Resolutions, They’re Just Things I Try to Do

My wife asked me a few days ago if I had any New Year resolutions. My answer, as it has been just about every year of my life, was no. I do, however, maintain a mental list of things that I always want to do differently or better. Naturally, with the rollover of the calendar, […]

Inspiration For the Last Monday of 2013 – Make It Count

I can’t emphasize this bit of advice enough. Part of what has helped me be the writer I am (good or bad, you can judge that yourself) is that I have embraced the opportunity to do stuff. Granted, we have to keep that stuff in perspective. Have I mushed across the polar ice cap, learned […]

Pre-Christmas Funky Friday: It’s All About the Guys in the Furry Hats

Yes, Santa wears a furry hat. So does Humpty. Coincidence? I think not. Here’s wishing everyone a little extra sumnthin’ in their stockings.Filed under: Codorus Press, Fun, Immaculate Deception, Independent Publishing, Music, Radio, Scott B. Pruden, video Tagged: 1990s, Christmas, Claus, dance, Digital Underground, funk, Funky Friday, hiphop, Santa, The Humpty Dance, Tupac, video

Your Monday Morning Motivational Reminder

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Your Midweek Dose of Perspective: We Are All Dust On a Mudball, And Still We Persevere

Saw this video time-lapse of images from the International Space Station today and just had to share, because nothing reminds you of both your own insignificance and the sheer awesomeness of creation like seeing your own planet and everything on it from a few hundred miles away. Problems suddenly become very small. May yours be […]

For Your Holiday Book Shopping Pleasure, Here’s How To Get Inscribed Editions of ‘Immaculate Deception’

The holiday gift-giving season is here, and one of my favorite ways to say how much I care about someone is to give them a book that I either know or suspect they’ll really enjoy. Usually they turn out to be books I’ve enjoyed myself. What makes this sort of gift really special is having […]

It’s Monday – Don’t Be Afraid to Let Your Freak Flag Fly

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It’s a Short Work Week, But You Still Need to Kick Work’s Ass

Yep, a lot of us still have to work this week. And some (like me) might have some ugly, snarling, drooling deadlines looming over us before the annual celebration of feasting, football and family dysfunction begins in earnest. So here’s a little something from the badass anime swing jazz noir sci-fi files to get you […]

Happy Veterans Day, And Thanks to All Who Served for Our Freedom … TO ROCK!