[Excerpt] Two Vampires

There is a hunter that’s attempting to kill both Nicholas, our cranky friend, and Megan, whom you have not met. Here’s a bit that I love about the Hunter…

In his mind, he is always marching. For ever and ever, one foot in front of the other to the beat of his heart, for ever and ever, amen. In his mind, the march turned any distracting emotion into useful kinetic energy. The motion, propelled by anger, frustration, rage, anguish, loss, sadness, loneliness, all focused his actions into an everlasting and eternal prayer to the Almighty, his Lord and Savior, amen.

Favorite Indie Book Stores

So, now that we’re gearing up for the marketing push (small-fry, maybe, but still a push), and I need to know what your favorite independent bookstores are, because we’re going to send them a copy of my novel.

So, since it’s up to you, which stores get a copy of The Remembrance, so they’ll put it on their shelves?

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I heard a guy on the radio tell the following story. He and his wife stopped to enjoy a sunset. After a few minutes, they noticed that its breathtaking beauty remained static; the scene wasn’t evolving. Upon further investigation, they registered the embarrassing fact that they had actually been admiring an image on a billboard. Make sure a similar event doesn’t happen to you, Taurus. Avoid getting hooked on substitutes, stand-ins, or simulacrums. Insist on the real thing.

[Excerpt] Two Vampires

In another attempt to get me writing regularly, and because I’ve really enjoyed posting bits of my writing here, I’m going to post regular excerpts from pieces that I’m working on. This idea may or may not have been flagrantly stolen from . Heh.

Nicholas can be so wonderfully cranky. :)


Nicholas closed the journal and shook his head. He spun around in his office chair and hurled the pen at Megan. It sailed past her head to her left, and she simply smirked. “This makes no sense! I’m a terrible writer, and trying to remember the details of that night… it’s infuriating!” Megan did not move as Nicholas stood up and paced angrily across the room. His shoulder-length red curls flowed out behind him, distracting her from his angry movements. “It’s not like we haven’t had more telling encounters with him since, so any information about the way he behaved that night is trivial. I simply don’t see why you’re making me do this.”

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The UK is populated by hordes of “overweight, alco-pop-swilling, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed television addicts,” according to the travel book *Rough Guide to England.* I recommend, therefore, that you avoid traveling to that part of the world if you’re a sensitive person who’s susceptible to taking on the attitudes of the people around you. The astrological omens suggest that you should take stringent measures to exorcise any impulses you might have to indulge in excessive consumption of bad food, numbing intoxicants, superficial sex, dumbed-down entertainment, and mindless gossip about famous lightweights. For that matter, you should be ruthless in sealing yourself off from influences that tend to bring out the worst and the mediocre parts of you.

Votey McVoterson

I’ve got that telltale oval sticker. That’s right, I voted. :)

There’s a neck-and-neck primary in Lansing, as well as a couple of millages that I cared about, including one for the Capital Area District Library.

Go vote! Or else Puff Daddy (or whatever he’s calling himself this week) will shoot you!