The LisaLog

Creature-anism vs. Evolution

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:49:32 GMT

If you live in Southern California, you've undoubtedly pondered the deeper meaning of the "Creature From the Black Lagoon" posters and billboards plastered all over town: They feature what looks to be the film's original logo, perched above a greenish thing that looks vaguely like the Creature holding a microphone.

Wait - what? A microphone?! WTF?!

So, today the LA TIMES explained it all for us: This is a new attraction at the Universal Studios theme park, in which the Creature has evolved into the star of a 25-minute rock musical. Except it's not the Creature - it's more like the Predator with webbed digits. And apparently this "attraction" is so bad audiences are walking out in droves. If you don't believe that, just check out these clips:

The Creature Live

Okay, dammit, I've gotta say it: This is sacrilegious. The Creature, for me at least, is the absolute king of the Universal monsters, the one that was genuinely scary. Now the Gen-Z geniuses have turned it into a silly dreadlocked schmuck in a stunt suit gyrating his rubber hips to songs apparently so bad that even tourists can't take 'em.

Not as if I regularly visit Universal (even though I live 5 minutes from it), but heck - at this point I feel like even boycotting that freeway exit ramp.

My zombie movie assistant

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:26:22 GMT

For a top-secret writing assignment, I'll be watching a number of obscure zombie movies over the next few weeks. Tonight's viewing was the over-the-top Japanese zom-com Stacy. As you can see, my assistant Roxie (aka The World's Smartest Cat™) also found this film quite compelling.

(This is not a faked photo. She really does watch television with me. And she really liked Stacy. At least the beginning. Okay, yes - she did fall asleep about 15 minutes in...but she loved it up 'til then, dammit!)

Gotta say, I dig this

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:42:07 GMT

So, about the Stoker Weekend...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:39:52 GMT

I just had my first full 8 hours of sleep in months, so I think I'm ready to talk about the weekend at last!

This will be a more impressionistic rundown than what I'll be giving to the HWA Newsletter - that one will be the official recap.

I was overall thrilled with how well the 2009 Bram Stoker Weekend went. John Little and I worked hard for months in advance on hundreds of small-to-large details, all with certain very specific goals in mind. We wanted our guests to know we appreciated them. We wanted to create an atmosphere that was rich in networking and business opportunities. We wanted to shine a good light on the Stoker Awards, by acknowledging the nominees throughout the weekend and offering up a star-studded awards presentation. And we wanted to show off HWA as a vital and healthy organization. I think we succeeded in all four main goals.

I've been saying for a while that putting this on felt like I was producing a low-budget film, and now I feel like I've won a film festival. I'm very grateful to our volunteers, our guests, our members and of course the astonishing John Little, who can teach us all a thing or ten about organization.

Random impressions:

- Bag stuffing Wednesday night. Wow, in the time it took me to go get a pizza, the rest of 'em finished stuffing 250 bags with flyers, books, bookmarks, magnets, coasters, DVDs and more. Got to meet Vince Liaguno at last, who was everything I'd hoped for...and more. Finally got to spend time with Nanci Kalanta, who I now officially adore. And seeing Deb LeBlanc again is always a delight. Most HWA members have no idea how much she's done (and continues to do) for this organization. She's amazing.

- Hal Bodner's tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery was (pun intended) to die for! I'm still sorry we didn't work out transportation more in advance, but those who made it all had a great time. I must call Hal and arrange our own picnic there.

- The Thursday night signing at Dark Delicacies - well over a hundred people packed into a 2,000-sq. foot store, and it was still fun. Why I didn't bring more books from home to get signed, I don't know.

- Friday started the show in earnest, and once again I stand in awe of my volunteers, all of whom arrived promptly at their scheduled times and performed above and beyond the call of duty. They kept Registration moving smoothly, and made my life one heckuva lot easier.

- Personally, I found the ticket situation during the opening ceremonies very amusing, but I guess it was a bit irritating to some. Next time we'll figure out a better system. (If you weren't there...I printed 250 tickets for the opening ceremonies giveaways, but only about 100 people showed up, so we endlessly pulled tickets that didn't match any in the audience.) Cody Goodfellow is a bad boy. I love him.

- Poor Gary Braunbeck and Lucy Snyder! John and I had planned on picking them up in person on Thursday, treating them to lunch, having fun...but their plane was delayed overnight in Dallas, and they didn't make it until Friday afternoon. Given all that, they were, of course, the picture of grace. I do like the two flipsides of Gary I got to witness: Before the panel when he was set to interview Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and F. Paul Wilson, he was outside smoking and sweating bullets; but when I caught him coming out of that panel he had the biggest grin I've ever seen on his face. Obviously it went well.

- Readings. I really wish I could have seen more. I did catch John Little, Hank Schwaeble, and Michael Louis Calvillo. Calvillo is just as eccentric a reader as he is a writer - he paces back and forth spitting out words in rapid precision, coming across as an insane mesh of Beat Poet and Mad Professor. My own reading had a grand total of three attendees (and that includes Ricky and John Little), so once again I remain unconvinced that readings are a great way to grow a following.

- The Gory Ghoul Ball was a complete astonishment (John and I had nothing to do with setting it up), but the highlight for me was watching Steve Jones lust over the Aurora monster models that were decorating each table. We did manage to score "The Witch" for him.

- One of my favorite parts of the weekend was the simple joy of sitting down to lunch with John Little. After months of planning via phone and thousands of e-mails, it was a tremendous pleasure to sit with him in person and just bask.

- My own business-ing (I just made a new verb!) was good, considering how little time I was able to devote to it. One pitch to a publisher went very well, and they've got a novel now. I was invited into more anthologies. I got to hang a little with my LUCID DREAMING publisher Roy Robbins, who really is a great guy. And, even though it wasn't strictly business, I loved the kaffeeklatch with Larry Roberts of Bloodletting - like me, Larry is a geek for the physical object of the book itself, and hearing him talk about the design, layout and binding of his books was beyond cool. Tip to future kaffeeklatchers: Larry gives away free books. :)

- I'm sorry I didn't get to just enjoy the UNSPEAKABLE 80s shindig more - I had to focus on getting things ready for the banquet - but DAMN I enjoyed some of that '80s music! I'm becoming an old fogey, I guess.

- The awards presentation was amazing. Jeff Strand, as usual, was hilarious. The presenters were all funny, the winners kept their acceptances sprightly, and our little surprise during Tom Monteleone's presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to F. Paul Wilson resulted in exactly the waves of laughter I'd hoped for (if you weren't there, I'm not going to tell you!). I was happy to have a chance to honor the memories of Joseph McGee and Forrest J. Ackerman, and was beyond gratified to receive (with John) not one but two standing ovations for our work on the weekend. It was also satisfying to hear the round of applause Steve Jones and I received when we announced the alliance between HWA and WHC2010.

- I'll post separately about Sunday's signing for MIDNIGHT WALK, which was nuts. Suffice to say that most of Sunday consisted of cleanup for me. It's now Friday and cleanup continues, as trophies are mailed, hotel bills settled, leftover decorations redistributed, and thank-you notes sent and received.

- Oh, yeah - and I won the Stoker Award for Nonfiction.

More LUCID

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:07:52 GMT

I'm still trying to gather thoughts and photos to write a wrap-up of the Stoker Weekend, but until I can get enough breathing space to do so, here's a little sneak peek at Zach McCain's artwork from THE LUCID DREAMING to tide you over:

I know it will shock many of you to discover I've written a story involving girls and guns.

Complaint Department

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:21:08 GMT

Well, I knew it was too good to last...

One guy's complained about his awful banquet meal. One guy's complained about the alliance with WHC 2010. And one guy's complained about remarks made by certain officers, the lack of video streaming, and the fact that he lost to Stephen King.

I know you can't please everyone, but...it would have been nice if, after over a year of working on this thing, we could have let the glow last for a whole 24 hours, wouldn't it?

Wha-HUH?! Are you kidding me?!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:31:10 GMT

The 2008 Bram Stoker Award winners:

NOVEL: DUMA KEY by Stephen King

FIRST NOVEL: THE GENTLING BOX by Lisa Mannetti

LONG FICTION: MIRANDA by John R. Little

SHORT FICTION: "The Lost" by Sarah Langan

FICTION COLLECTION: JUST AFTER SUNSET by Stephen King

ANTHOLOGY: UNSPEAKABLE HORROR edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder

NONFICTION: A HALLOWE'EN ANTHOLOGY by Lisa Morton

POETRY COLLECTION: THE NIGHTMARE COLLECTION by Bruce Boston

Also announced at the climax of the presentation: Next year's Stoker Awards presentation will take place in conjunction with WHC2010 in Brighton, England.

Now if you'll excuse me...I've had three too many shots of Bushmill's at the After Stoker Party and I'm going to pass out before my typing goes completely to hell.

Stoker Weekend Day 1

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:05:54 GMT

For most, the Stoker Weekend will start tomorrow, but for John Little and I it began yesterday. John arrived at the Marriott about 6 p.m., and the fabulous John Palisano and I trucked over around 40 boxes of goody bag swag, party supplies and trophies. We had 10 superb volunteers who met at the hotel and helped us assemble the bags in record time (and boy are those bags packed full!). It was delightful to see Deborah LeBlanc, Nanci Kalanta and my two favorite Johns again (okay, that sounds weird...), and I finally got to meet my UNSPEAKABLE HORROR editor Vince Liaguno, who was just as wonderful as I'd guessed he'd be.

The day had an interesting start, too: I was interviewed at a studio in Hollywood for the supplementary materials on an upcoming Warner Bros. DVD release. I could learn to love the Hollywood makeover and the star treatment (and it didn't hurt that the interviewer had taken the time to do his own research - he was terrific (hi, Steven!)).

Today will be a mishmash of small Stoker details, like buying mass quantities of booze, picking up some last-minute printing, and assembling the trophies. Tonight's the big signing at Dark Delicacies, which I'm sure will be an insane blast. I may not have time to post tomorrow, but rest assured pictures will be forthcoming soon...

Miscellany

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:41:49 GMT

As we wind down to the start of the Stoker Weekend (which is Wednesday for me), here are a few miscellaneous bits which I'm incapable of turning into longer posts at this point:

- Zola's internet stardom continues to grow, as this new article at mentalfloss.com indicates: http://ping.fm/sU3v8 . Thanks, "Miss Cellania"!

- This Wednesday morning, I'm going to be interviewed on the history of Halloween for the supplementary materials to the DVD of TRICK OR TREAT (yay, I get to wear my favorite Halloween blouse in June!).

- John Little and I have decided to read the first two chapters of our co-author novella at the Stoker Weekend (I will also be reading from my novelette "Diana and the Goong-si").

- Finally got my contribs copies of Cemetery Dance #60, which features my story "The Devil Came to Mamie's on Hallowe'en".

- Wanna see the year's best movie? (Well, actually, that's a lie - it was released theatrically at the end of 2008). It's the Hong Kong martial arts epic IP MAN, starring Donnie Yen as the real-life sifu and wing chun expert who taught (among others) Bruce Lee. The film won Best Picture as this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, and it's gorgeous, with stunning art direction, cinematography and score...and some of the best Old Skool fighting onscreen in years. And be sure to watch for The Human Wishbone!

The East is Red

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:03:54 GMT

The first installment of a column I'm now writing for FearZone went up tonight. The column, entitled "The East is Red", will be a monthly examination of horror films (and maybe occasionally literature or manga) from all over Asia, including (of course!) Japan, Hong Kong, mainland China, and even India.

Installment #1 takes a look at several recent Chinese/Hong Kong ghost films, including the megahit remake PAINTED SKIN (which I liked a lot). Click on over to http://www.fearzone.com and give it a spin.

Next month I'll take a look at the DEATHNOTE phenomenon from Japan, including the three movies, the manga and the anime. Hint: I love 'em.

Countdown week

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:19:18 GMT

Here we are in the last home stretch run-up to the Stoker Weekend, and I'm feeling it, lemme tell ya. My eyes are sunken. My butt hurts from being plastered in this chair for weeks. Lots of "Where did I put that piece of paper?" going on.

But you know...it's all coming together in a pretty spectacular fashion.

There are a few things I regret not having had time to do. We never did get to coordinate things with the Southern California Crime Writers Conference. We'd really wanted to include gaming and (especially) graphic novels in the programming (the latter exclusion is especially embarrassing given that Steve Niles is local). We'd hoped to focus more on genre crossovers, with at least a panel on hardboiled mystery-meets-horror. But truthfully, our schedule is already so packed that we couldn't shoehorn in one more thing.

On the flipside, we've got a lot of stuff I never thought we'd have (thanks largely to the efforts of John Little): Spectacular giveaways for the opening ceremonies. Four amazing sponsored parties (five, if you count the Midnight Walk launch on Sunday afternoon!). Extra press coverage for attending authors. A delightful surprise or two for the banquet and awards presentation.

It'll be amazing. But I will be really, really glad when it's over and I can go back to writing. There's a novel that's been percolating in my brain long enough now to start throwing tantrums over being caged up. Two short story invites. Some odds and ends.

In the meantime...we really ARE almost sold out, but because the hotel told us we didn't need to deliver the banquet meal counts until June 5th, we've extended the deadline to purchase tickets until midnight on June 3rd, so you've got a day-and-a-half left, if you haven't bought one yet. Just click here, go to "Register", and we've provided a handy-dandy Paypal link.

Oh, and nick_kaufmann is so hot.

MIDNIGHT WALK blog

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:23:09 GMT

The MIDNIGHT WALK contributors have all gathered together for a group blog over at blogspot. I know I'm a bit prejudiced here, but I'm really digging the little mini-essays about how certain stories came about, or how different writers process information into fiction.

And the most recent entry (Rocky, you in particular will enjoy this!) is from the book's designer Rick Pickman. Interesting nuts-and-bolts kinda look at how a book gets put together.

Reading at the Stoker Weekend

Thu, 28 May 2009 08:40:20 GMT

I don't usually do readings at these convention-ish gatherings, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I figure nobody will bother to show up. Oh yeah. That's it.

Well, I'm hoping that someone will bother to show up when I read on Friday evening at the Stoker Weekend. I actually really like doing readings, because I consider myself a storyteller above all else. I love the old-fashioned idea of telling a story to a group of rapt listeners. Add in the fact that I come from a line of performers (my paternal grandmother made a lot of her living as an actress and print model in the Indianapolis area, and my parents met while they were doing a play) and yeah, I like readings. I had a blast the one time I got to read with the Rolling Darkness Revue, and I guess I should do these more often.

I've gone back and forth a lot on what to read for this weekend, but I finally settled on a chunk of my story from the Midnight Walk anthology, mainly because I get to play both a spunky 19th-century British noblewoman and her young male Cantonese-speaking sidekick. So, if you're around the Stoker Weekend, maybe you'll stop by on Friday night and watch Lisa's One-Woman Horror Show as she reads from "Diana and the Goong-si". Doh jeh!

Savage-ry

Thu, 21 May 2009 02:44:54 GMT

Color me relieved - McFarland is quite pleased with the Ann Savage book. They've approved our chosen title - Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage, the manuscript (which came in at almost exactly 100,000 words) looks good, and they're going with all but one of our 94 chosen illustrations (the one could have rights issues). We've got Guy Maddin's amazing foreword, and look to be on target for making the fall catalog.

The joyous (note sarcasm, please) task of indexing will come later. Hopefully NOT during mid-June.

Now to focus solely on the Stoker Event. Trophies were ordered today. Volunteers are now being coordinated. The 36-page program booklet is done and ready to be printed (Pickman did a fine job with it, I have to say). Meeting with the hotel tomorrow.

And in other news:

I've seen Zach McCain's gorgeous cover art for my novella The Lucid Dreaming, and I'm obviously rather happy with it (ahem).
The anthology Terrible Beauty, Fearful Symmetry, with my story "The Red Pen", will be out for the Stoker Weekend, and something like ten of the contributors will be at the June 11th signing at Dark Delicacies (I'll also be signing copies of the Stoker-nominated Unspeakable Horror anthology).
And just because I like the story so much: Here's a reminder that the current issue of Cemetery Dance has my story "The Devil Came to Mamie's on Hallowe'en" (accompanied by another fine piece of Zach McCain art).
The website for Darkhouse Publishing is now live and features lots of groovy stuff on Midnight Walk.

Jitterbugging

Mon, 18 May 2009 23:11:27 GMT

I seem to have now officially acquired an inability to relax. My schedule is so overpacked with deadlines and work that any time between tasks is spent planning the next task, all while amped up and inwardly jittering. I can't sit down with a book. I tried to watch a movie the other day and couldn't sit through more than a few moments. I work every night until my eyes swell shut, at which point I retire for a few hours of feverish dreams about MS Word files and phone calls and graphics and events and websites and bill paying. About all I'm good for right now is a few minutes here and there of cat-petting.

I trust I will lose this lifestyle after June. Otherwise my writing career is destined to consist entirely of flash fiction.

In the meantime...

I have to get back to work.

The Castle of Los Angeles

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:06:02 GMT

I've been so busy with the Stoker Weekend and getting the Ann Savage book out (it leaves my sweaty and cramped little hands tomorrow and flies off to McFarland, yay!) that I've kind of forgotten a pretty big announcement:

I've sold my first novel, The Castle of Los Angeles, to the British publisher Gray Friar Press. The book will be released this fall, and will include an introduction by one of my favorite writers/people, haceldama (Gary A. Braunbeck).

And my first blurb for the book left me weak-kneed and goofy for most of a day:

"She makes the familiar new, the commonplace fresh and more interesting than I had thought it
was, and nourishing in unexpected ways. That she many not yet recognize this aspect of her work is no surprise, since it is the result of a creative process she performs as a matter of course. But she deserves my special thanks for digesting our particular world and giving it back to me in another form, colored by an intelligence that is, whether she knows it or not, as unique as a fingerprint." - Dennis Etchison

(By the way, that's just an excerpt, because it was a REALLY long blurb!)

Wed, 06 May 2009 04:53:03 GMT

John Little must surely be the most patient man in the world, because he's now put up with an insane amount of e-mails from me about the schedule for the Stoker Weekend. I know it's ridiculous to think we can come up with a perfect schedule that everyone will love, but - being the overfunctioner that I apparently am - I keep trying. And trying.

So...if you're interested in being part of the programming for the Stoker Weekend and you haven't heard from me yet, you probably will soon. If I ever stop rewriting this thing, that is. I swear, I've rewritten this schedule more than any piece of writing now.

We've also just reached 200 members for the weekend, which thrills me no end. And we're talking about a couple of fun surprises, like some giveaways for the opening ceremonies.

And in lieu of a truly traditional Dead Dog Party...we're having the signing for MIDNIGHT WALK on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. At this point 13 of the 14 contributors have agreed to attend (including one flying in from Oklahoma!), so it's gonna be fun. If you're around for the Stokers and not suffering from your post-Stoker-bash hangover, c'mon by!

CD #60

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:57:01 GMT

Cemetery Dance #60 is now out, and it really does have my story "The Devil Came to Mamie's on Hallowe'en". The story is about a 1930s blues singer who has a Halloween encounter with the Devil that takes place around an old upright piano. Given that, you can perhaps understand why I'm totally knocked out by Zach McCain's accompanying artwork:

I think I'd like to bear all Zach's children.

This month's best paperback cover

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:20:43 GMT

...although I'm truthfully not sure which I like more - the cover art or the title.

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:49:00 GMT

How many projects can one person work on at once? Well, it's currently this many for me:

1) John Little and I are trying to work through programming right now for the Stoker Weekend. We don't have a ton of panels, but we also have readings, signings, workshops, kaffeeklatches and pitch sessions, so it's a lot of work. And don't worry - if you indicated that you want to participate in the above and haven't heard from us yet, you will soon. I should also be getting the nomination certificates out this week and I've started laying out the program book.

2) The Ann Savage book is due in basically two weeks. Still lots of proofreading and photo selection to work through.

3) Yesterday we started the bookstore's expansion. Yep, that's right - an independent bookstore that's actually GROWING. We'll be doubling our current size. All well and good - except it means extra work for me. Right now. Of course.

4) Still trying to finish up the MIDNIGHT WALK anthology. My part as editor is basically done, and the publisher's website should be set up soon. We have a top-notch copy editor putting her finishing touches to this thing right now, then it should be hitting the presses. The first major signing is happening in conjunction with the Stoker Weekend. More news soon.

5) I've just been invited into a major anthology, but the story I've been asked to contribute will require a fair amount of research. But it's fun research, mainly consisting of lots of zombie movie-watching.

6) There's...well, something incredibly cool happening that I'm not comfortable talking about yet, but I just received my first blurb for it, and I'm still reeling in happy shock. The blurb was from a writer who has been one of my mentors over the last dozen years. Can't wait to share it. Soon...

7) Writing a novella with the amazing John Little. It's at about the halfway point. It's got a really cool title (which I'm not giving away yet!) and an incredibly complicated plot that requires me to re-read everything we've done already whenever I have to write another chapter for it.

8) And the usual amount of boring grunt work I perform as HWA's treasurer. Preparing tax stuff. Logging dues payments. Answering incredibly stupid letters in which the writers call themselves "amitures" and then wonder why agents aren't writing them back.

Don't even ask about my laundry.

Awright, knock it off!

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:42:05 GMT

Okay, I've had it with all you people who went to book festivals and conventions and hikes and s&*t this weekend. Wanna know what I did? That's right. I worked like a friggin' dog. Mostly on the Stoker Weekend. John Little and I exchanged roughly 4.6 million e-mails and an hour on the phone trying to figure out programming and more hotel stuff. While YOU were living it up. Yeah, you're cute - LIKE A VELVET GLOVE CAST IN IRON!!!

(Can you tell that my one bit of entertainment was a revisit to FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL? That got my motor revved, baby. Just stay out of my way, and stop lookin' down THERE, Columbus!)

Lisa Morton Week in the UK!

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:33:45 GMT

This amusing note came in this morning from my pal Kim Newman:

"It's Lisa Morton week on the UK's Zone Horror cable channel - TV premieres of Blood Angels last night and Glass Trap on Saturday."

(Note to self: Remind Kim not to watch...)

Happy Ann Day

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:50:47 GMT

Today was the Ann Savage tribute at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, and I think it was a wonderful celebration of the life of this very unique actress and woman. Eddie Muller, Kent Adamson, Alan K. Rode and yours truly spoke about Ann and her career, clips from many movies were screened, Guy Maddin sent a fabulous personal video essay about what Ann meant to him ("I wanted to be pistol-whipped by her!"), a beautiful print of 1943's PASSPORT TO SUEZ was screened, and a screening of MY WINNIPEG rounded the day off. Afterward we repaired to Miceli's for a delightful meal together, during which Eddie and I sang the praises of Ann, RENEGADE GIRL and Tom Piccirilli (hi, Pic!).

I had fun talking to an audience about the undiscovered gem of RENEGADE GIRL. I basically did a Q&A with Eddie, which made it easy on me. Everyone told me after that Eddie and I made a great pair, which I take as the highest of compliments.

I also loved the idea that the event took place at the Egyptian, because in 1943 Ann went to see the world premiere of her movie KLONDIKE KATE at the same theater. KLONDIKE KATE was the Columbia vehicle that should have made Ann a star; unfortunately, the material just wasn't up to her incredible charisma. But I'm sure she would have loved the appropriateness of her star being celebrated at the same theater 65 years later.

Now to finish up the Ann book. Coming up on the finish line...

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:47:59 GMT

Looks like I will be speaking at the American Cinematheque's tribute to Ann Savage, taking place this coming Sunday starting at 1 p.m.

http://ping.fm/FFp2I

Originally I kind of demurred, feeling like I never really knew her, but I've been asked to speak specifically on her career post-DETOUR, and that's certainly something I can do (mainly it gives me an excuse to praise RENEGADE GIRL again!). The tribute will include screenings of the astonishing MY WINNIPEG, and an interesting little noir thriller Ann made at Columbia, PASSPORT TO SUEZ, in which Ann gets to play the conflicted femme fatale. Most amazingly, admission is free! I know very few of you have seen the brilliant MY WINNIPEG, so if you're in L.A. - here's your chance, and it won't cost you anything except the gas to get there.

CD Finally

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:20:42 GMT

Shipping soon...

Okay, yeah, I'm glad it's finally coming out. I'm thrilled with the idea of being paid for this at last. I really look forward to hearing what people think of this story, because I'm particularly happy with it.

But dammit...I want my name on the cover, too!