Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Religion and Politics Free-for-All

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There was a time, I’ve been told, when people didn’t discuss religion or politics in polite circles. Propriety forbad it, because it led t...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Good Decisions

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So the first full day after temporarily abandoning the story that was giving me grief for two goddamn months made me very glad I made the de...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Sabotaged by My Own Story

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One of the more annoying things that can happen to you as a writer is this: realizing that the thing you’ve been working on for two months...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Dead Men, Compulsive Gamblers, Lousy P.I.s, and Corrupt Deputies

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DEAD MAN: BLOOD MESA - James Reasoner This is the fifth book in the very exciting Dead Man series created by Lee Goldberg. I’ve enjo...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of the Bad-Ass

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To a modern movie watcher, the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s seem like the nadir and the end, at the same time, of the cinematic bad-ass. The ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Accident People, Delusional Heroes, Bad-Ass Chevys & the Devil's Daughter

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FUN & GAMES, Duane Swierczynski Another high-octane actioner from the guy who brought us The Wheelman, Severance Package and The ...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Hawthorne

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"His sharp gray eyes took in everything relevant in a split second—there were four men, two of them armed. One was leveling his gun at...
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