If I had one talent as a mountaineer, it was the complete absence of a voice in my head telling me to be afraid of the edge. I have zero fe...

News: The new book I am working on is not a Howard Carter book. There will be more Howard Carter stories, of course. They seem to occur rand...

(for unofficial use only) Open Memo from the Department of Literary Security To: All Departments & Interested Parties RE: Lit...

I know how to write. I can assemble word pictures and put you behind the eyes of a stranger. I can plot and scheme and plan and create imag...

My dad was a storyteller. I wouldn't call him a raconteur because he hated speaking to more than one person at a time, but my God could ...

On July 3rd, my birthday, I hung up from a phone call with my mother in Missouri. She was in the hospital recovering from a surgery that had...

Hello, Internet! Well, it's my birthday, which usually means I get you a gift. Usually, it's a free short story. This year's g...

There once was a guy in a little blue car. It was a sunny morning and he had a winding road, the wind in his hair, and a full cup of coffee...

Last week, I discovered that Brad Bird and Damon Lindelhof made a movie just for me. It was an old-fashioned sort of movie, with an old-fash...