One of my recurring, self-appointed tasks at the bookstore is neatening, shoring-up, and rearranging the SUSPENSE shelves. It’s one of the biggest sections in the store and more apt to fall into slovenly disorder due to the kind of reader who gravitates to this kind of book and to the fact that popular authors ofContinue reading “Unready for my closeup”
Monthly Archives: September 2026
The Jungle
The public domain train keeps rolling. The Jungle is now up for preorder. You can buy drawings from it this very moment. I’m trying to put together an opening event for November. This one was more of a slog than the others. A prose stylist Sinclair is not and the book is a lot longerContinue reading “The Jungle”
a dog named Stevie Nicks
My problem with art openings goes way back. I don’t think I’ve ever successfully navigated one. The gap between expectation and reality never closes. Colin was in town a couple weeks ago and came into the bar with some friends during my shift. I joined them on the patio after I got off and theContinue reading “a dog named Stevie Nicks”