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Major Inversions by Gordon Highland

Gordon Highland’s first book is a stealth opus of sorts, borrowing from genres contemporary and historical. Greek Tragedy, Modern Comedy, high concept film, mockumentary, on-the-road epic, musical, you name it, Continue Reading

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The Editing Hat is applied…

I’m editing Issue 10 of ColoredChalk.com, and this past Monday was the deadline. Which means, I need to finish reading all of these wonderful stories, give some people good news, Continue Reading

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Sunnyside by Glen David Gold

It was the period in history when the concept of memory changed forever: the invention of the motion picture. No longer would secondhand accounts, drawings, paintings, or song be needed Continue Reading

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Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

An easy read, and compelling enough to finish in just a couple sittings. The central relationship, that of Gretchen and Archie, is extremely fascinating, a cop with Stockholm syndrome, falling Continue Reading

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JPod by Douglas Coupland

After I read “All Families Are Psychotic”…or tried to, I was getting ready to give up on Coupland for a while. Every author hits a plateau where they either rehash Continue Reading

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Villainy!

Here’s the promised photos, a fantastic show from Vaud and the Villains! Yeah, I’m gonna be their unofficial LA internets cheerleader for a while, so get used to hearing about Continue Reading

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Hootenannies!

I saw Vaud and the Villains again last night with Aleks. MAN, these guys know how to put on a show. I’m hoping to have an interview with one of Continue Reading

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Iced Coffee: The Monkeywright Way

Okay. I’ll admit it, I’m addicted to caffeine. When I was in grad school, I was drinking a lot of Coke. A LOT. I was also slightly overweight. And by Continue Reading

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