Last month, when I finally decided to “come out” about owning a Kindle, I learned two things. One, after reading some of the comments about my blog entry, I realized that I have always written about “safe” topics, ones that are least likely to stir up controversy, and heaven forbid, make [...]
Looks like it was a sabbatical after all.
Last March, after close to a three-year tenure, I hung up my Storytellers U hat — the one with the Viking horns and a beer funnel — without knowing whether this would be permanent or temporary. Couldn’t help but notice, in the interim, that lords-of-the-manor [...]
The Chicago Tribune ran “The Great Chicago Ghost Story” contest for Halloween.
The rules: A Chicago site must be mentioned in the story. No more than 750 words.
I wrote a story. Entered.
Lost.
Here’s the loser.
THE GHOSTS OF CHICAGO, I SET THEM FREE
I see the ghosts of Chicago.
I set them free.
This is a mission statement.
Mine.
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How is it [...]
Q: How does it feel to walk away? You’ve just complete a ginormous four book cycle (well, you finished it a while ago). Is it refreshing to turn back to other things, or do you light-headed?
A: The answer, of course, is yes. I am tremendously grateful to be done with the Doctrine of Labyrinths, but [...]
When people ask me what I do for a living, I am always at a bit of a loss as to how to answer. It sounds a little too highfaluting to announce, “I am an author.” You just can’t say that sentence without sounding like you graduated from Oxford, or that you [...]
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When I grow up I want to be Bret Jordan.
Are you Bret Jordan or Bret Jordan?
And if you started off drawing Peanuts characters can you finally explain to me how Linus got the huge dent in his head? None of the other characters have it. It's like this unsolved mystery that has plagued me since childhood.
Ohhh, 'plagued'...almost like an intentional plug...
My favorite King movie...? Firestarter. And I haven't seen that since I was a teenager. Back then I had it copied on VHS, so I watched it a lot. Like Carrie, but a younger girl without the pig's blood.
8^D
~Jezzy
Hope your having a cool Sunday.
~Jess
Hope you had a good 4th!
It's great to see you again, as always, mi compadre!
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