Monthly Archives: July 2011

Kobo eBooks

I have sold more ebooks through Kobo, than any other bookstore except Amazon. This is a surprise because I hear very little about Kobo anywhere. Kobo makes a nice ebook reader and it seems to be a generation ahead of other ereaders. Kobo has my books listed through SmashWords. All of the sales have been […]

Innsmouth – A Nice Place to Live?

I just reread Lovecraft’s The Shadow over Innsmouth. I last read this horror story in the Fordham University Rose Hill Library circa 1972. I would go there and wait for Erica to finish classes. Sometimes I’d do homework, but I found that the library had original first editions of the Arkham House Lovecraft books.  (They […]

Sciencefictional Flying Car

Erica is a pilot. I think that she should get one of these. It would be nice to spend weekends on Block Island or Nantucket without having to worry about expensive tie-down fees.

Nyack black bear draws a crowd

This is near the house where Mom grew up. It probably wandered down from Orange County, although I am not sure how it could avoid some densely populated areas on the way. It probably went off across 9W into the woods up near Christian Herald Road, or wandered back towards Hook Mountain Park. I think […]

People Who Hate the Kindle

I was on a discussion board over the weekend and there was a thread where people trashed ebook readers. The kindle and its ilk were thought to be signs of the end of the civilized world. I like paper, I really do. I like the feel of the book. I like to see a shelf […]

Kindle Direct Publishing – Returns

For the first time I have received returns on my books at Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. This is a little upsetting. It means that someone did not like the book, or else, they are ripping me off. Since I can’t imagine that someone would not like one of my books, it must be some bad […]

Killer Zombie Robots Don't Cry

I hate zombies. Zombie movies are mindless stupid horror movies without anything approaching intelligence or art. Naturally, I wrote a zombie story, once. This story is a little different. The title came to me and I decided it was just the right level of dumb to warrant a short story. I did not, however, feel […]