How many of these writers do you have on your shelves?

by | Sep 24, 2010 | Journal

We’re talking about books disappearing: books originally printed only in paperback—and books that are no longer in issue. I’m going to be listing, among others, people I knew personally, and series I’d expect an sf fan to have read, or looked...

Closed Circle now has a Facebook site.

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Journal

Update on the Facebook site: the Three Of Us of Closed Circle would be very grateful if all of you who do have Facebook accounts would make a brief sortie up to Facebook, do a search for Closed Circle (you’ll know the logo)—which is at the moment waaaay down the list...

I wonder if you all would do us a favor…

by | Sep 22, 2010 | Journal

One of the best ways to get readers informed about Closed Circle is forums of all sorts. I know that many restrict the sigs you can use. But if you happen to be a member of forums that don’t bar it, and especially in those that are appropriate or sf-fantasy...

Release schedule [sort of] for two Closed Circle items…

by | Sep 21, 2010 | Journal

Jane is working toward the Halloween release of her vampire book—which is NOT Twilight, in any way, shape, or form. You know Jane. This is HER take on the mythos. I’m doing my own spooky release: Rusalka’s nearly ready. I’ve got the text in...

I’m a great fan of Hell’s Kitchen and cooking shows…

by | Sep 16, 2010 | Journal

but… I believe my cat is due a share…precisely of those parts of a meat that I really don’t think are All That. The Top Chef finale involved somebody who got kudos for…stand by…duck neck? Gimme a break. That belongs to the cat. I believe...

I'm a great fan of Hell's Kitchen and cooking shows…

by | Sep 16, 2010 | Journal

but… I believe my cat is due a share…precisely of those parts of a meat that I really don’t think are All That. The Top Chef finale involved somebody who got kudos for…stand by…duck neck? Gimme a break. That belongs to the cat. I believe...

Sheesh, just had a low airliner go over…

by | Sep 16, 2010 | Journal

…we live on the approach route for GEG, and we’re used to some occasional overcast-weather low approaches, but this one sounded like it nearly took the roof off, and then was followed by another uncharacteristically loud low pass. We are the highest point...

I’ve spent all day at the keyboard…

by | Sep 15, 2010 | Journal

And I’m tired. I did make one dive out to the bank and another to the hardware to get a couple of bags of sand for the front. I can report that I made progress today. Note the graph. But I am sooooo brain-tired. Time to settle down and watch some Bleach...