In between projects … and glad

In between projects … and glad

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It has now been several weeks since I have been neck deep in a major project. And I'm glad for that. Sometimes I let myself get swamped in an effort to alleviate my perpetual boredom. All those writing projects I posted about a few months ago are on temporary hiatus as I get my head cleared. The comic anthology is finished and should be ready for order any day now, so that's off my plate. I'm not seriously working on any music projects right now (though I have some potential releases in the queue). Yes, the Year of Hitchcock podcast…

Bit late on the podcast

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If you're one of the handful who listen to the Year of Hitchcock podcast, my apologies for being late. We have family in town, so things are running a bit behind. See you next week ... and in two weeks, an entirely new batch of great shows!

Hitchcock book in the news

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The Asbury Park Press is carrying a short piece on the release of A Year with Hitchcock. Nifty. (2016 edit: the link is dead, so I removed it.) I'll be speaking at an area library in the near future. I'll post the details once it is scheduled. Check out the book at the Scarecrow Press website. (Edit: Ditto) That is all.

It’s odd to see your name…

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I'm used to seeing my byline. Over the last 10 years it has appeared on thousands of news stories, photo credits, film reviews, and various other pieces of writing. At this point it's really no big deal. Just part of the job. Still, it's odd to see yourself listed at Goodreads.com. Hell, the book is even listed on Living Social, that Facebook app people have been using for top 5 lists. So that's pretty neat. Two other quick side notes: 1) You can see four preview pages from a comic I'm doing with artist Rick Lundeen in this gallery. His…

R.I.P. Frank Lauro

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An Internet buddy passed away yesterday from complications following surgery. A strict grammarian, anal-retentive to the extreme -- in a good way -- and always supportive, Frank Lauro was relentless in telling me that I had the chops. I never told him how much that meant to me.R.I.P., Frank.