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Like many bands, A Simple Complex evolved from earlier projects. "I was in a metal band named Hostile Witness, that auditioned a bass player. It didn't go well, but I seemed to click with the guy, so we stayed in touch. Later, he approached me about starting a band, so A Simple Complex became my …

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Signal Boost

Author Nancy Springer just relaunched her website. I've been reading her work since I was a child, and if you haven't checked out any of her books, you should. The new site is here. http://www.nancyspringer.com/

Change: Life’s only constant

I've been a bit behind in updating, mostly because my life is under renovation right now. I resigned from my former job after 13 years. There were a lot of factors behind this decision, but what it boiled down to was really ... it's just time to move on. I don't want to stay somewhere …

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Writer at the beach

So, I'm on a writing spree in a beach hotel. I come home Friday after happy hour, all happy and whatnot, only to find out that the electric company cut me off. I was two days late. TWO DAYS. And I didn't have an old balance or anything; I had paid my last bill in …

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Steampondering

I'm on a bit of a steampunk kick lately. I blame this poem, one of my nanopowrimo pieces, for it. Or, possibly the awesome steampunky clothes I saw at the Ren Faire. Or possibly the fact that I recently reread an old favorite, Paula Volsky's Illusion, which I think arguably just might qualify as the …

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The Dreaded Synopsis and Other Ghastly Terrors

I think writing is probably very similar to other crafts in certain ways. You start out with passion and little or no actual knowledge. Through practice, study, more practice, more study, you follow the age-old path from apprentice to journeyman to initiate to (one hopes) mastery. It's a long process, and if you don't have …

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I got nominated for a Liebster Award

The Liebster Award – Thank you!                     I got nominated for the Liebster blog award! Thanks to http://ambrozya.wordpress.com/ I had never heard of the award, which is, ironically, for blogs with under 200 followers. It's meant to give newbie/unknown bloggers some attention. I'll take it 🙂 The …

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UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Stream New Album In Full

List of poetry publishers with open readings

Possibly dated, but still useful I'm sure ... http://thelinebreak.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/presses-with-open-readings-for-full-length-poetry-manuscripts/