JL Promotion
OK. Due to a clerical error on my publisher’s end, I’ve received a few extra copies of Junkie Love. 25 to be exact. While they look lovely on my bookcase (next to my very long table where my wife and I...
View ArticleHacked
I am a creature of habit, my days an endless series of repetitive, knee-jerk routines. Left to my own devices, my results tend to suck. Any success I’ve achieved is because I leave nothing to chance. I...
View ArticlePSA Pt. II
As you may recall, a few months ago the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office asked me to take part in a Public Service Announcement for its Clean Slate program, which helps expunge criminal records...
View ArticleBest of 2013 (My Year End Recap)
It’s the end of the year, which always promotes Best Of lists. Except that right now the Internet is pretty much closed, rendering blogging tantamount to dieting during the holidays: pointless (mmm,...
View ArticleCool Hand
I don’t have a head for business. Numbers confuse the fuck out of me. For instance, my little peabrain can’t comprehend how I owe more in 2014 Income Taxes than, say, fucking General Electric. I guess...
View ArticleCool Hand Pt. II
I was a little worried after I wrote this last Monday. Then felt worse after my wife got in to work, and informed me my post made her cry. The last thing I intended was to come across as a Gwyneth. If...
View ArticleInterview with Crime Author … Me
Here’s a fun interview I just did with fellow author Sue Coletta, where I talk about my latest mystery, Lamentation, my love of Hilary Davidson, and how not to raise a Republican. WHO SAYS CRIME...
View ArticleHeartland is Here!
The new anthology is here! The new anthology is here!! Took a while, didn’t it? Seems we’ve been talking about Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen (Zelmer...
View ArticleThin Skin, Snubs, and Bad Reviews
Last week, author Ayelet Waldman had a social media meltdown when she found out her novel Love and Treasure wasn’t included among the NY Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2014. I am forced to admit I have...
View ArticleGiveaway!
Who wants a free book? In a very cool move, my publisher, Oceanview Publishing, is giving away 100 copies of my novel, Lamentation. Free. Shipping included (continental U.S.). No strings attached. OK....
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