Anyway, to cut to the chase, he had one paw out that cold and dreary door when he started to slowly improve. First, an occasional snack, then, an occasional interest in a treat, then actually eating a small dinner.

Finally, eating again, rudely demanding treats on walks, scampering around like the Lou of old. He's still way too thin, maybe a bit ( Read more... )

Been back in SF for a while. It seems like I never left; I've fallen into the same routine of writing, music practice, dog walking, and occasionally even socializing.

And when I was in Utah, it was like I'd never left there either. I don't think I'm particularly adaptable. It's just that I've spent so much of my life in both places it's like they're ( Read more... )

I've been been in Utah for the last few weeks. Every summer I come back for a month or three for work and various other reasons. I don't ever get much writing done here -- way too busy.

The weather is always the first thing I need to get used to. Where SF has been swinging wildly between 68 - 72 degrees for most of the summer, where I am now keeps a ( Read more... )

So last month my band played a gig, and I've been trying to forget it ever since.

There was a good Saturday night crowd, crowd, everybody was pumped to see us play, and we were tight from the very first song. But then things went horribly wrong.

There was a temp sound guy at the club, filling in for the regular guy who was off that night working a ( Read more... )

My band is playing a gig this Saturday night at Hotel Utah in San Francisco. One of my favorite venues, lots of energy and good vibes. We're expecting a good crowd.

For playing live, an enthusiastic crowd is essential to a good set. Writing, of course, is a very solitary pursuit, but with music, the interaction with people is a huge part of it. It's ( Read more... )

From fellow writer Steven Harper Pilkis: (His latest, The Impossible Cube: A Novel of the Clockwork Empire… )

A good cause, and hopefully others can spread the word.

I've taken a break from writing lately, and as a result, have finally had some time for reading. I came across Garth Nix's new YA book, A Confusion of Princes.  (Didn't much care for the title, I must say.)

Now, Garth Nix is one of my favorite writers in the YA and MG field. I've liked everything I've read of his - in fact, his book Sabriel is an ( Read more... )

My gf just had some new cabinets installed in her kitchen, and the old ones fixed up so that shelves no longer rest on coffee cans ( Read more... )

I finally finished revisions on my MG project and sent it off to my agent. At least I think it's finished. I thought it was basically done a couple of months ago, just needing some polishing and minor tweaks ( Read more... )

So, I abandoned posting for a while, as some may have noticed.

For a while I had nothing to say, then I got caught up in my day job, and then in doing revisions to my MG project - the one I thought was pretty good until I looked at it closely and realized it had wonderful potential, but wasn't ready for prime time, not by a long shot.

So now I'm on ( ( Read more... )