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Wow, almost a year since my last blog post. I'm lame.

But, well, it's been a hell of a year with a lot of ups and downs, some stretches of rough road, and one or two sudden, dog-leg turns thrown in, but at least there were no explosions. No explosions is usually a good sign.

So I maybe I'm not so lame. It's not like I was cooped up in the basement watching non-stop marathons of David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky movies in search of the hidden meaning of life.

Life does intervene after all, and the real world must take precedence over the Inter-world. I know this because I know which one of those worlds requires me to breathe and eat and live indoors and stuff like that.

Since my last post I've had some new stories published, some old ones come back into print, scripted a four-issue comic book series that came up out of the blue, appeared in an award-winning anthology, and... struck a deal with Dark Regions Press to publish a collection of my short stories this Spring. It's going to be called Resurrection House, and I'll have a lot more to say about it here soon.

I've updated my website with new info, images, and story excerpts and links.

I've also reconnected with some old friends, had new adventures with some other friends, and all around gone through what feels like nigh onto a decade's worth of life changes in less than twelve months, but, hey, that's life.

And if you think I'm going to blog furiously over the next few weeks to catch us all up on what these things are and how they've impacted my life and writing... forget it. I'm going Stan Lee on this. If you missed the last issue or even the last year's worth, don't worry. Captain America's clinging to the side of a giant robot, the Red Skull is screaming maniacally, and there's three seconds before the nuke goes off. That's all you need to know to enjoy the ride.

So, here's the first review for So It Begins. This is the second anthology in the military science fiction series, Defending the Future, edited by the smart, talented, and gentlemanly Mike McMphail. It includes my story, "War Movies." The first volume, Breach the Hull, included my story, "Killer Eye."

More blog soon...