
Happy Week 5! I’m about 8 pages behind, but trucking along. Did I fall asleep today in a public place with the book on my lap? And did they almost take an embarrassing picture of me, but then I woke … Read on Macduff...
The Novocaine
The Novocaine wearing off
felt suspiciously like morning fog as it burns away.
Made him wonder if Novocaine is in fact
constructed from morning fog.
Or perhaps that was just
the Novocaine talking?
Puffs of cool fog.
The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch, Week 4

Welcome to Week 4! I’m racing along, slightly behind the crowd, 8 pages shy of the mark my own self. Having a good time by and large, tho I agree with “SBL” that the soap opera component is much more … Read on Macduff...
Fear the Egg!
I don’t have all the details worked out, but I’ve got my high-concept pitch ready for “Speed IV: Fear the Egg!”
Keanu’s back and the Dennis Hopper role is played by a soft-boiled egg. The egg’s planted a bomb on … Read on Macduff...
He’s a truck
A red-cabbed rig
flying just above the spires of Golden Gate Bridge.
What the hell — right? A truck, aloft? Sort of lovely
though for the moment, looking around. There’s
a nice stereo and tapes and a bed tucked in… Read on Macduff...
The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch, Week 3

Welcome to Week 3! Things swung wildly last week from entertaining and amusing to, as noted in the thread, oft-horrifying/horrible. Whether you were looking for philosophical treatises, high drama, passion, children of unknown origin, or three different forms of confession, … Read on Macduff...
Virtual LP: Tin and Crumbs
Here’s a new addition to the Virtual LP, written and recorded this morning. It’s a true story, almost. “No incantations will bring back the pie” indeed.
I should probably be clear that I’m not really that upset about the … Read on Macduff...
The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch, Week 2

And just like that, it’s Week 2. It’s been fun to see so many people diving in. I can report that this is now, by far, our biggest DM to date. Promising news for the magnet industry!
So OK, you’ve … Read on Macduff...
The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch, Week 1

Welcome to the launch of “The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch” — a collective exploration of the Fyodorovich family and their tale told in four parts over twelve books that are really two novels, plus: an epilogue. And did I mention it … Read on Macduff...
My new million dollar idea
I just had a great idea, and I’m pretty sure it’s gonna make me a million dollars, give or take.
It’s really more of a name than an idea. The name is: “Chicken-palooza.”
I haven’t decided yet whether it’s going … Read on Macduff...