Just a quick post to announce that Timely Persuasion is now available on Amazon.com, Powells.com, and BarnesAndNoble.com. (Though only Amazon correctly capitalized the ‘C’ in my last name, earning them top billing in this blog post.) Now that the ISBN is officially approved other websites should be just around the corner. Brick & mortar stores…
someTPcards
I’m a huge fan of someecards, a site of slightly off-color, snarky, and downright hilarious online greeting cards for any occasion. (By the way — some of the cards are definitely NSFW…) When I discovered a feature where users can create their own cards I was inspired to grab some quotes from Timely Persuasion and…
Ramblings II
Got a text message from my cousin Adam at around 7pm PT on Wednesday that said “Are you in time travel heaven right now?” He was referring to the season premiere of LOST, but forgot that I was 3 hours behind and thus hadn’t watched it yet. Note to self: Ignore text messages after 6pm…
Cover Me: The Art of Jose Roberto
One of the most common questions I get regarding Timely Persuasion is about the cover artwork. Where did it come from? How does it relate to the plot? Is that you in the picture? I was surprised to realize I haven’t told that story on this blog before now. Way back in June of 2005…
Reading in LA
I’ll be reading from Timely Persuasion on Sunday, January 11 at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood as part of Tongue & Groove. T&G is a monthly series featuring authors and musicians that I’ve been attending for a few years now, so it will be interesting to experience it from the stage rather than the crowd….
Huey Lewis & The Anachronisms
Stumbled onto a neat section of the HLN.org Huey Lewis Wiki today that features a full “gigography” of every show he’s ever done. However, this also led me to the entry for 1986. Which means that this… Walking over to retrieve the golf ball, I stopped when I saw the signature on it. Huey Lewis. …
Twilight
No, I’m not talking about the movie and series of books that are all the rage these days. This is about Rod Serling and his good old fashioned series The Twilight Zone. I recently discovered that video site Joost has streaming episodes of the show available for free online, which allowed me to remember this…
“Constant” Craving
Shortly after LOST aired Desmond’s time traveling adventures in “The Constant” I couldn’t wait for the Season 4 DVD to be released so I could hear the producer’s commentary on the episode. My wait ended yesterday courtesy of Netflix, and it didn’t disappoint. Below are some interesting excerpts, along with my own “commentary on the…
Ramblings I
In the spirit of the early years of the Pearl Jam Xmas Single, here are some tangentially on-topic thoughts not big enough for their own posts: I’ve been having recurring dreams (and/or daydreams) where M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel (aka She & Him) cover “Start Choppin’” by Dinosaur Jr., trading verses in an acoustic duet….
Shoppers’ Paradise
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart gave me a bit of inspiration. The Problem: Time travel is my favorite genre, but it’s almost always lumped together under the generic “Sci-Fi & Fantasy” category. That means when I’m seeking out new time travel entertainment fixes I have to resort to either very precise Googling or wading…