Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, while you're all getting fat and happy off your turkey feasts this Thanksgiving just remember: sometimes they come back!Image courtesy of Kidchuckle.comLater Fien...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Kris Kuksi's Beast Anthology
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, today I saw a dead turkey on the side of the road. I think it was a suicide.Kris Kuksi's sculptures are like arriving upon an alien world, traveling through the various atmospheric layers, discovering unique and amazing caverns and oceans, some new and unusual forms. And you can visit these worlds too. Kuksi will be exhibiting from November 21 to December 19 at the Joshua...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Publishing Extravaganza
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, grip your ankles and say your prayers 'cause the shows about to get started. Prepared to be mystified and delighted by this publishing extravaganza.Based on the PW article called What Do Teens Want?, it seems an overwhelming majority of teen readers want books that don't suck. Wonder who they had to pay for that insider knowledge?<<<<>>>>I spoke briefly...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Under the Leviathan's Malice
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, the holidays are fast approaching--I know this because the news has started carrying stories about the evil atheists and tyrannical Jews trying to eradicate all things Christmas with whip-cracking laws that further separate church and state--so bring on the cheer!I just got my copy of Stephen King's Under the Dome. It's been 30+ years in the making, and the early reviews have...
Friday, November 13, 2009
Sunsets & Urinals
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, welcome to the Fabulous World of Robert Gray. Okay, so it's not that fabulous ... and it's really not a world, just a bunch of ones and zeroes on a hard drive, probably stored in some horribly poor village in India, but welcome anyway.Last week I got the chance to visit Pismo Beach in the great state of California. I'm an east coaster, so the trip, which included three layovers,...
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Latest Projects
I finished the first draft of my second novel, a middle grade story about a family of monsters stuck in the suburbs. You can see the original post here if wish: New Middle Grade Fiction Story. I actually finished the draft in a little over a month. It's the fastest I ever wrote a first draft. The story came almost entirely to me, which is a very rare thing indeed. Usually I'm brooding for days over particular scenes, but I managed to somehow...
Monday, November 2, 2009
A Nook, a Kindle and a Tablet Walk into a Bar ...
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, animals both domesticated and wild, pokol; vurderlak; eyalik.
Image courtesy of wired.com
Some interesting debates over e-books since the news broke of Barnes & Noble's new nook e-reader. I think the pros and cons between the Kindle and nook have been exhausted, so I'll try to avoid who has the bigger--um--set of features. My take is quite simple: demand for e-readers will taper off if they continue...
