Rough day yesterday, and I wanted a scotch. So instead I waited for the end of today -- a much better day -- when I would like one rather...

Still listening, because its still there. If you need me, this is what I'll be doing.

Currently listening to nonstop Rush on XM 27, who are honoring the passing of The Professor last week. An appearance by this song, which...

Bottom line: The death of Neil Peart sucks. He had the hands of genius and perfection, whether they were wielding a pen, or a pair of...

The dedication page for my fifth novel mentions my four favorite writers. And now all four of them are gone. I feel terrible for his new...

Dear 16 year-old me, Look at them. Both of them. That's the Peavey bass your dad bought for you last year, and the vinyl lp of Iron...

A morning of big fluffy flakes. Much to do at home. Animals are fed and back under their own eyelids.

Haven't seen Cronky in a couple of weeks. I've been out of the office. He's really hammered away at those red berries.

So I've finally seen Joker. I expect it will win a massive pile of Academy Awards. More's the pity. Because although it's an...

As he moved on in his efforts to learn to cook for himself again, he rung in the new year on Wednesday by spicing up a slice of meatloaf...

Only a few of you have been made aware of this up to this point, but The Beloved Kim has been dealing with a somewhat serious health...

My newsroom, any given afternoon: Solitude and little movement.

Two people have been added to our family since the four of us celebrated our first Christmas together. Before we know it, they'll all be...

I have murdered the tkcbooks.com site. It was a financial decision driven mostly by irritation. All of the information it held can still...

He hangs out in the trees outside of the second floor newsroom window, and for this reason we have tagged him with the name Cronky. This...

Just found a pen from a place where I worked with a number of very dear friends, twenty-odd years ago. We miss you, Pat.

This month has been an angry, syphilitic, charging rhinoceros. Blinded by rage. Driven mad by stress and disasters. A gargantuan beast...

When one prints out the first draft of a short story before one settles on a title. (You have to buy my book "In Brief" to know what...

Wow. Sure am glad I've hung on to THIS for nearly 19 years...

The packing and sorting process continues before the move. Just found the unopened final pack of my favorite smokes from many years ago....