The novel that I am working on now is a modern-day demon-impregnation story that takes a lot of its research from the Malleus Maleficarum, the book that served as the ultimate inquisitor’s reference during The Inquisition. But since it’s a modern-day demon impregnation story, I’m looking for ways to base at least a few of [...]

I really don’t want to link to Curry’s article on how the human race will split into two species: the Beautiful People and the Morlocks. See, because the article is dumb. I don’t want to spread it around the Interwebs any more than it already has been. If you really want to read it, well, [...]

Shroomers all over the world are mourning the Netherlands’ decision to ban trippy mushrooms. But some have decided that sometimes you have to fight … for your right … to PARRRRRRRR-TY! Protesters ignored the ants crawling all over their bodies to take to the streets of Amsterdam to express their outrage at the proposed law. [...]

I can’t believe how long I’ve lived without a “Zombie” category. Zombies are everywhere! Take, for instance, Worth 1000′s Zombie Photoshopping Contest. I love Worth 1000 — they consistently put up great altered photos. And this week’s contest is no exception. If I had to pick a winner, well, among the several exceptionally high-quality entries, [...]

I’m not kidding. Junot Diaz = Ezra Pound. Okay, maybe not completely. AFAIK, Diaz is not a craphead Fascist who sympathizes with Nazis and spreads hate on the airwaves (and yes, I know, this is a reductive way of looking at Pound. Sue me for trying to make a joke. Wait, no, please don’t sue [...]

You’d almost think a surprise book 8 was in the offing: J.K. Rowling announced on Friday, to a packed Carnegie Hall, that Albus Dumbledore is gay. Rowling said Dumbledore fell in love with the charming wizard Gellert Grindelwald but when Grindelwald turned out to be more interested in the dark arts than good, Dumbledore was [...]

My short story “Bone of my Bone” has found a home in the literary magazine Cosmopsis. It’s a great little magazine; I couldn’t have asked for a better editor than Jason Bulger. Here’s where you can snag your copy. http://www.cosmopsis.com/store/cq2.html Oh, and if you’re not thoroughly up on your John Barth, here’s the definition of [...]