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Whedon, meet Gaiman. Gaiman, meet Whedon.

That sound you hear is the sound of geeks’ heads exploding all over the world at the news that Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman have interviewed one another for a Time Magazine article. At least, I hope it’s their heads. TIME: Neil, you’re a big blogger these days, right? NG: I’ve been blogging since February […]

Neil Gaiman on the Road to ‘Neverwhere’

This story originally appeared, in abridged form, in the Potomac News newspaper in July 1997. Once upon a time, Neil Gaiman wrote a literate comic book that catapulted him into the realm of comic book royalty. Now the King of Vertigo Comics is branching out, trying to conquer other realms. Gaiman’s “Sandman,” which blended ancient […]

Books read, 2015

So, this is an improvement over the last two years, but only just: I managed to read 15 books in the last year. Let’s see if I can reach the dizzying heights of 16 books in a single year in 2016. Jan. 27: The Frood by Jem Roberts Jan. 27: Declare by Tim Powers Feb. […]

Books read, 2013

So, by any measure, I improved on the 12 books I read in 2012 and 2011: I read 13 or 14, depending on whether you count me giving up on one book in eye-rolling disgust. (Failure to “end” a short story once might be interesting, doing it for every story in a book is a […]

The benefits of moving

So, in the process of moving from the duplex to our new house — sort of a fractal process, since there’s less to do after each trip between the two places, but it still seems infinite — I’ve rediscovered a pair of brand-new jeans that somehow got stuck into cold storage, my old NATO and […]