Posted by Jerry Gordon in Blog, Reviews on 28. Jul, 2010 | No Comments
Thoreau once said that you don’t own your possessions. Your possessions own you. No modern character better exemplifies this philosophy than Ryan Bingham, the fashionably detached resident of “airworld” from Walter Kirn’s novel, Up In The Air.
If the title sounds familiar, you can thank Jason Reitman for adapting the book
Posted by Jerry Gordon in News on 05. May, 2010 | No Comments
“City of Refuge” appears in this month’s issue of Apex Magazine and will also be featured as a free audio story (read by Maurice Broaddus). So you’ll be able to read or listen for free. The story, about a church leader transporting a prophet accused of murder across post-apocalyptic America, is
Continue Reading »Posted by Jerry Gordon in Blog on 01. May, 2010 | No Comments
Ray Bradbury can fit more advice on how to live and write into an hour than any author I know. There’s a poetry to the sheer joy he brings to the adventure of living. I’ve never had the opportunity to meet him in person. But if I did, I would thank
Continue Reading »Posted by Jerry Gordon in Blog, Reviews on 06. Apr, 2010 | 4 Comments
Once you get a chance to play with the iPad, you will never look at using a computer the same way again. It’s as simple as that. Apple released its much hyped product over the weekend, and with its introduction comes a major shift in how the general public perceives its relationship
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Welcome to the new virtual home of fiction author Jerry Gordon. We built up some equity in the old home and then traded up. More square footage. Room to expand. You get the idea. For you that means a new magazine-style format meant to highlight the latest fiction and commentary. You’ll also
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The reviews have been exceedingly positive, and the blur of interviews continues. Here are a couple new ones I couldn’t help but share. I’m going to have to put together an “All Things Dark Faith” post soon to consolidate these bursts of good news.
“Terrible beauty and mind-shattering horror. It’s all
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In keeping with the tradition of not letting social media get in the way of actual socializing, I give you the post-WisCon report in 25 tweets:
Friday
1. @mauricebroaddus snoring = late start. Must pick up ear plugs.
2. Learning how to pick locks. This Con is already paying for itself!
3. Catching up with
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What happens when lobbying becomes so subversive that it can change minds and misdirect efforts for decades without calling attention to itself? Take a look at this clip from the 1958 documentary “The Unchained Goddess” and decide for yourself…
Did you know President Nixon was warned to act on Global Warming? It’s true.
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Earth is revolving around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour. Even if you could time things perfectly and travel back to a point where the Earth was in the exact same spot, you’d have another problem. Our solar system is moving through the Milky Way at a stunning 483,000
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“A remarkable collection, bursting at the seams with thought-provoking ideas and shattering visions.”
Brandon Massey, award-winning author of Dark Corner and Don’t Ever Tell
Here’s a quick peek at Stephen Gilbert’s final cover to Last Rites, the limited-edition companion to Dark Faith. Both are available for pre-order via the Apex website.
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I’m very happy to report that Lucy Snyder won a Stoker for her excellent collection, Chimeric Machines. I can’t recommend the book enough. I collided with it at an author reading in Ohio last year. Despite a steady diet of 4 hours sleep, the reading had me hooked. Hats off to Pete
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While most certainly not for kids, Hank and Mike is a wonderful Easter egg for disgruntled adults everywhere. Click on the movie poster to get a look at the trailer that has to be seen to be believed. Thanks to the guys at Solace in Cinema for pointing this one
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Faith. So much of our reality is determined by what we believe, and it can so easily be… undone. Editors Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon have created an anthology that explores, questions, and shatters the boundaries of faith.
Pick up a gun and write a new psalm with Brian Keene. Confront
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It’s time to put your writing to the test!
Two scientists believe they have found a way to determine your gender from a writing sample. I know it sounds like complete rubbish, but the logic behind the “GenderGenie” has been put to the test and can predict gender with a 72%