The confessions of a semi-successful author This was brought to my attention. It’s a the story of a mid-list author who was almost more, who only sold 10,000 copies of a book that, 10 years later, was still being brought to readings by people telling her how much it changed their lives. It’s about her [...]
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Archive for December, 2009
It was a little over three years ago when I first walked into the joint and my first impression was that late night Café Yoko’s only had two things going for it; half-naked goth chicks and outdoor scenery.
I have a Twitter account! Follow me. Okay, now that that’s out of the way, I had an epiphany a few days ago. It was the realization that one of 1001 Insomniac Nights‘ strengths is, if you’ll forgive me a little preening, the myriad of funny one-liners. I’m fairly sure I can find at least [...]
Antonio and Guido Sciacchitano. Those are their real names; I’ve seen their licenses. They were a pair of ‘bond officers’, a polite term for bounty hunters, who did the occasional bouncer gig because of the money it pays.
I looked closely at his gun license, then back at him. “But this says your name is Dan Pierce.”
He snatched it back from me with a panicked look, then forced the calm, reserved expression back on his face. “That’s just my earthly name. But my soul’s name is Guy van Hellsing. So you see,” he explained, “my real name is Guy van Hellsing.”