Since I started writing book reviews for Baseball America three years ago I’ve seen all kinds of pitches. We get e-mails from Big Six promo folks and personal pleas from authors who have struck out on their own. In early 2010 I received an e-mail from a small publisher called Chin Music Press about a [...]
Entries from December 13th, 2011
Vampires in Washington? Don’t be surprised, they’ve been there forever
December 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · Blog, Writing
Tags:James Bailey·Jeff Gillenkirk·politics·Pursuit of Darkness·vampires·Washington
Santa Claus is coming back to town
December 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Blog
I don’t recall the exact moment I stopped believing in Santa Claus. By third grade I was well enough convinced to join several others in mocking a classmate who claimed to have seen Santa’s sleigh passing through the winter sky. He’d have had an easier time selling a UFO sighting. Kids are a particularly unforgiving [...]
Tags:Christmas·Santa Claus