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He wasn’t avoiding me, after all
I kept hearing about this Beetner guy. I’d see his name mentioned in crime-writing blogs, or I’d listen in as someone at Bouchercon would name him “a writer to watch.” And I was thrilled when the...
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Did “that” just happen?
I still can’t believe I am in this thing. I mean, I’m right after a piece by Mickey Spillane and Max Allen Collins, and right before a story by Dana Cameron. And the name parade by no means ends there....
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My sweet consolation
One of the things about earning coin during the day, writing crime fic at night and being a family man throughout is that you don’t get to read nearly as much as you’d like. My consolation? I have some...
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Aw, man … Those guys have all the fun
Talking about Jed Ayres and his Noir at the Bar buddies. This weekend Jed brought in yet another impressive group of transgressive-fiction writers for his ongoing Noir at the Bar series of readings in...
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She giveth and she taketh
Life can be that way, sometimes – as soon as it gives in one area, it takes in another. It happened again these past seven days. Last week, I received word of some really nice comments made by The Los...
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Big news in the land of Greg Bardsley
I will give you some clues, and you can guess what’s happened …. I have been dance-walking in public. Several times in recent weeks, I have succumbed to gentle weeping. I have told my agent, David Hale...
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Our depraved litle baby is walking
It’s been a long time coming. Been talking about this idea, working this idea, executing on this idea (slowly) for more than two years. The idea? To publish a collection of fiction inspired by Dick...
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‘REVOLTING’ — Publishers Weekly
I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to have a story in the new, critically acclaimed anthology, Crime Factory: The First Shift, featuring fresh fiction by Ken Bruen, Dennis Tafoya, Charlie Stella, Dave...
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Favorite read of 2011
This past year I read some great books, but in terms of delivering page after page of reading pleasure, nothing quite measured up to Frank Sinatra in a Blender by Matthew McBride. McBride’s debut novel...
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One year ago tonight, I let out a long sigh of relief. I’d just watched our system of laws, checks and balances (not to mention a few courageous individuals) thwart a final effort by a United States...
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