Steven E. Wedel's Blog, page 48

Why is he in a cowboy museum?

So, I have had other stuff I wanted to post about besides the stupid literature pirates. Maybe my old brain will remember most of it. First, though, to the subject line. I wish I could post a picture, but I can't find the cord that connects my phone to my computer. Anyway, after weeks of him asking, I finally took my youngest son back to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum today. Sadly, like most kids today, he doesn't really watch or appreciate Western movies like I did. He likes the

Pirates II: Curse of the Snark

In yesterday's post about story thieves I said I couldn't possibly contact all of those places that had "Unholy Womb" illegally posted. I did, however, contact djjeremy@gmail.com at winterrowd.com and told him to remove the story or pay me 3 cents per word for the privilege of having it on his site. He responded in typical pirate fashion:
it's gone, it isn't worth .03 for the entire story. sorry for any inconvenience. (sic)
Isn't that nice? He apologized ... after saying the entire story he'd had

Thieves

I can be rather forgetful sometimes. Fortunately the population at large is filled with dumbasses. Today I got a notice from PayPal informing me that one Stephen Evans of The Crypt Mag (www.thecryptmag.com) rejected my request for money. The request was sent on Dec. 20, 2004. I was demanding that Stephen Evans of The Crypt Mag (www.thecryptmag.com) pay me $38.85 for reprinting my short story "Unholy Womb." You see, Stephen Evans of The Crypt Mag (www.thecryptmag.com) copied the story for a Web s

Killing a friend

I killed a friend yesterday.

I'd known this person since 1993. I met him because of a creative writing course at Francis Tuttle Technology Center. He'd been a good friend, though always a little strange. He didn't deserve to die, but then life and death seldom play fair. I miss him already.

Fortunately, since he only exists in my fiction, I won't be charged with murder for killing him. Still, considering I can't name a single real friend I knew in 1993 that I still talk to today, I kind of feel li

Reading at Literati Book Fair

I'll  be attending the Literati Indie Book Fair at the AIO Gallery, 811 N. Broadway in OKC this Saturday. I'll have a reading at 2 p.m.; the fair itself runs from noon until 8 p.m. At the moment, I'm planning to read "Elysia" from Call to the Hunt. I have to keep it PG-13, so that ruled out the funny stories. This is a free event, the first of its kind in OKC. I hope you'll come see what it's all about. My appearance is courtesy of the good folks of SoonerCon.

RIP first fantasy girl

I remember going into my room one day in 1977 and finding this tacked to my wall


I still suspect my dad wanted the poster and just used my 11-year-old self as an excuse. No matter. I pretended I didn't like it because, you know, girls were still kinda gross at that point. But really ... Yeah. After that, any Farrah picture I could get went on the wall, and in that first year of "Charlie's Angels" there were a ton of pictures to be had. Somewhere I still have all my "Charlie's Angels" trading card

Some people never learn

No, they don't. Fortunately, my wife is one of those people. She could have done better, but never learned it, I guess. Or maybe I'm her get-into-Heaven charity project. I don' t know.

It was 24 years ago today that she willingly walked up an aisle, stood beside me and agreed to stay with me come hell or high water. And I've given her both since then.

I still love you, baby.



Is Family Guy on yet? (Inside joke.)

Rejections, editing, and work stuff

Last week I got two rejections on Amara's Prayer. This manuscript has been a major disappointment. It's been just about five years since I defended the manuscript as my thesis project at the University of Oklahoma. I don't recall how many drafts it went through prior to that point. Two writing professors and another with who specialized in anthropology and mythology made up my thesis committee. They put the book through the wringer, making sure the research was right, the leaps from fact to fict

Katrina and the Frenchman

I meant to post about this several weeks ago, but life got in the way, then I just forgot. I'm old, ya know. Bifocals and all that. Anyway, my buddy Marcy Italiano has finally published her memoir Katrina and the Frenchman. Marcy and her husband, G, had just returned from their 10th wedding anniversary cruise and was spending a couple of days in New Orleans when hurricane Katrina hit. This is her story.

I had the honor of being one of the first to read this book. I read it in pieces as Marcy wrot

Support the Werewolves!

Welcome to the donation page for the Vampire team of the Vampire vs. Werewolf book signing series! One of the purposes behind the Vampire vs. Werewolf book signing series is to rally support for charities such as wolf rescue centers and bat conservation organizations, as well as various literacy programs around the world. In the months before each book signing event, fundraising will take place via our independent author sites for each team’s chosen cause. A donation of $2 will get you one ent