Why Twitter Doesn’t Suck

by | Oct 31, 2012 | Acting, Communication, Humor, Life, Writing

I broke down and dove into Twitter six months ago, on the advice of several strangers. They didn’t have candy, but it turns out they did have good advice about Twitter. Here’s why their advice was good: First of all, I don’t use Twitter to talk to my friends....

Five Good Reasons Not to Write

by | Oct 26, 2012 | Confidence, Creativity, Humor, Writing

I gouged out part of my soul and hurled it into a wood chipper the other day. It was no fun, although I did get to eat pie while I did it. It happened because I’m trying to write something longer than the instructions for assembling an armoire made in Korea, and...

Four Grams of Chewy Goodness

by | Oct 19, 2012 | Fear, Humor, Life, Love, Marriage

I realized that my wife truly loved me when she threatened to kill me. We were still living in sin at the time, we were poor, and I had a pretty sharp eye for a bargain. As we sailed down the grocery aisle one day, my wife said, “Look, root beer.” She said it like she...

Between Two Fires

by | Oct 17, 2012 | Entertainment, Writing

Christopher Buehlman’s new medieval horror novel Between Two Fires was released earlier this month, and it’s a fantastic read. The story is funny, historically intriguing, and scary as hell. It received a great review at Publisher’s Weekly, and I can...