UPDATE: Starting in 2013, I tracked the books and media I consumed throughout the year. Want to see what I was into in 2013? Click here. Want to know what I’ve been reading in 2014? Click here. I’m busy. Unfortunately, that means I can’t read as much as I would like. It kills me, actually. […]
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Using Your Bloody Red-Eyed Insomnia to Get Things Done
I had two good friends make suggestions on what I should blog about and I liked what they suggested, so here’s the first post for my good friend Laura Thanks to X’s “Nausea” for inspiring my title.over at Learning Catalan. My name is Karl and I am an insomniac. As a kid, I always had […]
SF+F OWW: Columbus Circle of Time is an Editor’s Choice
I am proud to say the first four chapters of The Columbus Circle of Time were chosen as an Editor’s Choice on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Online Writer’s Workshop. When I heard at the end of last month, I couldn’t believe it but when the review came in I couldn’t stop smiling. Here’s a […]
Blatant Consumerism: End of Days Limited Edition Capitalizing on the Mayan Prophecy
This arrived in my mailbox today on the backpage of the Fountain Pen Hospital catalogue. I know people are capitalizing on the Mayan 2012 prophecy, have been for the past few years, and I expect more will follow but for some reason this really amused me. Here’s the marketing copy (bolding and italics are mine): […]
Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
A group of three middle-aged best friends whose lives didn’t turn out as expected. A friend who spends all his time online. A ski resort that has seenbetter days. A hot tub, a squirrel, vodka, and an illegal energy drink. These are the elements that transport these four guys back to the eighties when their lives […]
Raising Bilingual Kids is a Pain in the A**
I am raising three bilingual English-Spanish boys and I admit, it’s not easy. I was raised bilingual, my parents are both Panamanians, and we spoke Spanish exclusively in my house. I didn’t think about this until I was 9 or 10, when I realized I was one of the few kids at my school that […]