Short Story: Like An Arrow

Sometimes I get the urge to write a short story. Usually the feeling passes, but this one stuck with me and kept nagging until I let it out. More story notes at the bottom. A shaggy dog barred my path through the door. He was my sister’s dog, a long-suffering poodle lounging in the Louisiana [...]

Scrippet (you know, for script snippets)

This is a test of the Scrippet plugin for WordPress, which would help me render bits of scripts and screenplays and such. I’ll be tweaking this until it looks OK. INT. RESEARCH OFFICE – DAY SMITH stands next to BILLY, who is seated at his desk. Billy hands him a fat folder. BILLY I don’t [...]

Click Swiftly to the Swivet (But Don’t Panic!)

I have recently discovered The Swivet. It is the blog of one Colleen Lindsay, a self-styled “unrepentant nerd” and a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management. I am posting the link to her blog since it’s a lot easier than re-posting every link she posts to Global Spin. In fact, I would like to submit [...]

Let’s play piggyback with the American Family Association

I am stealing this idea from Fark. The AFA is incensed that Hallmark is making same-sex marriage cards and is boycotting the company. In addition, they have a very nice website where you can write to those durned lib’rals at Hallmark and give them what fer! As was suggested on Fark, it’s also a convenient [...]

on iPhoneDevCamp and a lack of writing

Things have been quiet at Global Spin lately, but not because I have nothing to talk about. I’ve just been doing my writing elsewhere, like these two stories about my recent trip to iPhoneDevCamp. From GeekDad: I had a great time at iPhoneDevCamp 2 in San Francisco last weekend. Lots of geekdads and their kids [...]