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My short story collection is available in Kindle, epub formats

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:11:30 -0400

About 10 years ago I published a collection of short stories called Building. It recently became...

Newsweek: The House has passed the GOP's Violence Against Women Act

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:01:44 -0400

Newsweek: The House has passed the GOP's Violence Against Women Act: newsweek: Just happened. So...

god fuck

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:31 -0400

The best 10 minutes I’ve had since a Saturday dinner with my wife is the first 10 minutes of...

Don’t cheat! “How Masculine or Feminine Are You?”, 1948 |...

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:13 -0400

Don’t cheat!

“How Masculine or Feminine Are You?”, 1948 | Retronaut

terrysdiary: Are you in love? Want to know about your job? Are...

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:37 -0400

terrysdiary:

Are you in love? Want to know about your job? Are you having a hard time making decisions?

Can I aks you a question?

Hi.

nevver: Venn

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400

nevver:

Venn

newsweek: thenextweb: (via First Look at Ashton Kutcher as...

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:06:00 -0400

newsweek:

thenextweb:

(via First Look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs) Today, TMZ posted photos (courtesy of Pacific Coast News) of Kutcher on the set of the film tentatively titled ‘Jobs: Get Inspired.’ Dressed in a black turtleneck and faded jeans. The similarities are remarkable.

Wow. He walks.

There is only one Steve Jobs, and that’s Noah Wyle.

Miracle in the making…. (Ford Styling Brochure, c. 1956 |...

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:24:18 -0400

Miracle in the making….

(Ford Styling Brochure, c. 1956 | Retronaut)

meganwest: awesomejuice: fastcompany: INFOGRAPHIC CONFIRMS...

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:46:38 -0400

meganwest:

awesomejuice:

fastcompany:

INFOGRAPHIC CONFIRMS IT: ADVERTISING PEOPLE ARE NOT NORMAL

The question is: am I like this because of my job, or is this my job because I’m like this?

I don’t have any gifs on this computer or else this would be my first post with a gif response in ever. But C’MON!

No wonder this place is full of poison gas.

putthison: voxsart: Big Bow. Bigger Flower. Hamish Bowles...

Mon, 07 May 2012 18:43:02 -0400

putthison:

voxsart:

Big Bow. Bigger Flower.

Hamish Bowles 1.

The list of fashion dudes I think are cool is a relatively short one, but Hamish Bowles is near the top. He always looks great.

This may be relevant to some followers’ interests.

Cocktail hour.

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:14:27 -0400

Cocktail hour.

“Chris Claremont!”

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:05:37 -0400

“Chris Claremont!”

Loaded guns around the Republican convention

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:30:55 -0400

Loaded guns around the Republican convention: Following up on an item from a month ago, Tampa...

putthison: Vintage Palm Beach ads. Be...

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:03:39 -0400

putthison:

Vintage Palm Beach ads. Be cool!

(via provocativeblenders)

I own a vintage Palm Beach suit. I bought it for summers here in Florida, and it fits the bill exactly.

Weekend plans

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:05:30 -0400

Weekend plans

samhumphries: kellysue: Best thing ever? Best thing...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:05:02 -0400

samhumphries:

kellysue:

Best thing ever? Best thing ever.

mattlovescomics:

colleencoover:

Two years ago, former Marvel Comics bullpen member Steve Bunche posted a comics try-out page submitted to Marvel in the 1990s by an unknown hopeful. The page, while lacking in polish and technique, nevertheless had very clear storytelling, and, as Bunche notes in his blog post: “While this guy would never have gotten work in a professional comic as a penciller, I have to admire his talent for creating an instant classic of a non sequitor:”

artist unknown

You are not imagining this. Wolverine stalks through the wilderness, searching for we know not what, and finds the late Freddie Mercury, frontman of the band Queen.

The page has since been rattling around on the Internet, occasionally reposted and retweeted, chuckled over and admired by people like my studiomate Jeff Parker, which is how I originally became aware of it. And it just kind of got stuck in my head. For TWO YEARS.

The story as presented raises a number of questions. What is Wolverine looking for? Agents of AIM? Peace and solitude? Or, as my other studiomate Memorial artist Rich Ellis suggested: is he looking to find Somebody To Love?

And how and why does Freddie Mercury appear at the end of his search? Was his tragically fatal illness miraculously cured, perhaps by an alien symbiote? Has he just returned from sailing the Seven Seas of Rhye? Or more simply and perhaps most logically, has Logan found himself in the presence of the wordly manifestation of a literal God of Rock?

And so, I have decided to explore these mysteries by recreating the original story, correcting some of the technical blunders on the way. I invite other artists to do the same, by which exercise we may one day come close to the fictional Truth of the matter.

I think the appropriate question to ask about the piece is where is Wolverine, or which universe? Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?

My heart just grew two sizes.

Best thing today

Filthiest AC/DC lyric?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:34:10 -0400

Lock up your daughter Lock up your wife Lock up your back door And run for your life From...

There are a few things I’ve done in my life I can point at...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:07:20 -0400

There are a few things I’ve done in my life I can point at and say, “That was cool.” Being a guest on Jeremy’s show is one of them. Helping him continue to make it is another.

This is a wonderful final episode featuring the ever-delightful Adam Lisagor who nails something that’s plagued me forever: in all creative endeavors, accept help from people. Work with others. Don’t let your work become so precious it can’t take a kick in the pants or a hand up delivered by someone you like, admire or trust.

This was a damn fine run of shows. I’m eager to see what’s coming next.

nevver: Pictureless Pinterest

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:55:52 -0400

nevver:

Pictureless Pinterest

From the Department of Musical Transitions

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:51:54 -0400

One that works surprisingly well: “Fists of Love” by Big Black to “England”...