I’ve been asked by a number of people to post some samples of my writing, so I’ve done so. The first selection is “Things in the Dark”. You’ll find the link in the left-hand column of the site.

As most of you have probably realized by now, many spammers have programs that insert random words into subject lines, in an effort to get past filters. Some of them can be downright hilarious. It’s gotten to the point where I think I’m going to start up a page to keep track of the funnier ones I get.

Today’s winner is “rancid pep rally”!

How about this one:

complementary heckle.

Sounds like a deal a stand up comic gets at a comedy showcase:

“Sign up now for our Saturday Night Showcase, and get one complementary heckle!”

Chris Pramas’ LiveJournal is one of the various blogs I read. I respect and admire his work and accomplishments, and from time to time he comes up with some really interesting stuff. Today, he writes about a New York Times article about a really unusual find: a more or less intact bomb shelter from the Cold War era. Click on the link below to read the article.

Inside the Brooklyn Bridge, a Whiff of the Cold War

If a vault like that can be hidden for almost 50 years in a city – and a location – that busy, can you imagine what other things could be waiting out there to be discovered?

Despite all appearances, work on the Domino Girls continues. We still don’t have an estimated start date, but we’re getting closer.

Since I finished sent Chapter One of the novel to the writing group yesterday, I’m using today to work on the comic script. Of course, what I write for the script may end up being completely different from what David ends up drawing, but we’ll see.

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