Monthly Archives: December 2009

Oh, Yeah: 2009 in Review

Yikes. What a year. Better than some, worse than many. Here’s how it went for me. Writing-wise, I’ve been relatively productive. I wrote four stories of questionable quality, sold two of the best stories I’ve ever written to prominent venues, … Continue reading

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Will’s Rx for Hoarding: Zoloft and Arson

We’ve been watching Hoarders, and frankly, it freaks me out. The show is about people who desperately accumulate things to fill some gaping hole of want in their hearts. In each episode, we meet two different hoarders and see their … Continue reading

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Uncomfortably Numb

Last week, I wrenched out my back while assembling Aimee’s new basketball hoop thingy in the backyard. It’s an old injury, one that started in 2001 when I lifted a petrified driftwood table with one hand. Attendees of Willcon may … Continue reading

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Stopping By Woods on a Sepia Evening

As I’ve mentioned before, I enjoyed my recent trip to rural Ohio. There’s something pleasant and peaceful about all that space, covered with forests and ravines, waiting for a demented horror writer to build his Mansion of Misanthropy. With steady … Continue reading

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Let’s Keep the “Christ” out of Solstice, Okay?

I can understand why Christians would hijack the winter solstice festivals for their own: it’s a mysterious time, full of year-end contemplation and celebration, the exact darkest moment in the year when things begin to turn around. We light our … Continue reading

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Ohiohenge

Aimee’s father and grandfather took us for a tour of the historical sites here in the country, and we saw lots of fascinating things. Perhaps the strangest of all was this: It’s a stone cottage or hut built in the … Continue reading

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