It’s Here!

March 18, 2009

This Is Not a Game is available on Amazon! In the immortal words of William Mulholland: “There it is. Take it.” (Thanks to Ralf for pointing this out.)

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Start the Drinking Early

March 16, 2009

Happy St. Urho’s Day, everybody! I hope you’re all wearing the Green and Purple.

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The Financial News

March 16, 2009

For those who still have questions about the Madoff scandal, enlightenment may be found courtesy of those lovable characters on Sesame Street. Meanwhile, in Metropolis, Lex Luthor asks the government for a bailout. And, as a followup to the classic Jon Stewart evisceration of Rick Santelli and CNBC, we have the utter cornholing of Jim […]

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Toy Time

March 14, 2009

I have replaced the sad, smashed Altima with a new toy, a brand-new Eclipse GS. (I just keep buying silver sporty cars. Can’t help myself.) The 2.4 liter engine will keep this little honey zipping along the roads in style. It’s a lot less expensive than the Altima, will get better mileage, and will probably […]

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Playing With the Prius

March 14, 2009

While I’ve been sorting out my car situation, I’ve been renting a Prius. I didn’t ask for one, but Hertz was short on cars that day and gave it to me anyway.I considered a hybrid when I was looking for a car last year, but I decided against it. I live far out in the […]

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Dear Mr. Obama . . .

March 14, 2009

Nationalize the freakin’ bad banks already!You can always sell them later.It’s the uncertainty that’s killing the markets.What’s the problem— afraid the Republicans will call you a socialist, or something?

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Re-Reading Hardwired

March 14, 2009

I’m quoting here from an email I sent to highly intelligent reader Jason Thomas, about re-reading my own book for the first time in twenty-odd years, this when I had to correct the Night Shade edition. It occurred to me that the things the reader was supposed to find shocking, back when I wrote the […]

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More Happy Internets Praises!

March 12, 2009

entertheoctopus has reviewed This Is Not a Game.. . . This is a novel that’s truly of the internet age; most of the behind-the-scenes action happening in the pages would have been inconceivable only a decade ago. However, that doesn’t mean that readers have to be familiar with the tech to appreciate the story. This […]

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Requiescat in Pace

March 12, 2009

The insurance company has written off my car. Alas. I was really getting quite fond of it. Now I have to go out and find a new one. And me still creaking when I walk.

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Giveaway! Free Me!

March 9, 2009

Fantasy Book Critic is giving away free copies of This Is Not a Game! Three copies of the British edition, and three copies of the US, will be given to readers on their respective continents. You are required to do nothing more than submit your name and address. Sign up here.

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