I wrote this essay for the Newswire back when I wrote essays for the Newswire. I needed to get some quotes from it for a thing, so I re-read it this morning.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Geek
It was afternoon PE in fifth grade, and I was terrified. I ran and jumped and ducked, surrounded by a cheering crowd of my... Read More
Earlier today, I thought to myself, "'There's a monster in my closet' would be a neat way to start out one of those scary short stories I loved to read when I was in middle school."
I wrote it down, then wrote a little more and a little more. Right around the time I realized I had no idea how it ended, the ending tapped... Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, I now turn the mic over to my wife, Anne Wheaton, so she can tell you about something that's incredibly important to both of us:
"We did our first Wiggle Waggle Walk weeks after losing our dog Ferris to cancer in 2009. Ferris was a rescue dog (I found her abandoned at a bus stop, and rescued her... Read More
****shared****...thanks to you and your wife for being adopted by some really great animals ..i know they must love you more than life for it I have my own group on fb which Ive been neglecting because I'm a busy stay at home mom of four but I think its everyone responsibilty to have a voice for those who don't have one...thanks for being another voice..you and your wife are amazing people!
I posted this on G+ earlier, but I'm also posting it here because I think it's important.
On the way out of the Syfy party on Saturday night, a pretty horrible thing happened. I wasn't going to talk about it in public, but I can't stop thinking about it, and I think this needs to be said.
Happy Be-Lated Birthday!! I read what your favorite TV shows are and I was surprised that "The Big Bang Theory" was not on there. BTW, the episodes you've been on have been some of the funniest!!
I tried really hard to make it all the way through Suicide Girls Must Die tonight, but I kept thinking, "you know, it's incredibly shitty that these girls think it's real. In fact, it's exploitative and wrong." I just had to turn it off, because I felt dirty.
I hope the girls who were unwitting participants in the film got some share of whatever profits... Read More
Hahaha.... this is adorable, and I shall have to steal it to send to my friend in Korea. She will appreciate the humor Have you seen the last episode of Who? That Moffat is a bastard, but in a good way.
It woke my 2 year old up at midnight!