A few weeks ago, in this post, I wrote:

...in my case, anonymity has been all too easy to maintain. My name is all over the blog and SC... and yet I remain ultimately anonymous. Hell, I practically ensured my anonymity when I posted my photo and actually met folks in public. The simple fact of the matter is that, for me, I will always be more anonymous to people who have seen my face and/or met me in person than I will be to those who know nothing about me at all save what I've written.

And now for the explanation. (more...)

About a month ago, I wrote a post about the exploits of CT's Tammy Imre, an ex-model who was arrested for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with an 8 year old boy. In that entry, I handled the event with kid gloves, suggesting that the kid was a stud and that if Imre's actions constituted abuse, I'd sure be down for some abuse! Of course, I was kidding, but Dee took offense at what I wrote. I promised her a response of some sort. So here's that. And forgive me if it's not very eloquently written; I'm quite tired at the moment. (more...)

I'm bloody tired
and I don't want to work at
the bookstore tonight

But I have to anyway. 🙁

Look for that one on SC sometime, with a second stanza and an illustration! Damn, it's been a while since we've had a Crayon Haiku... or a number of other section pieces, for that matter. THIS MUST CHANGE. And it will... soon.

By the way, did I mention that I made a livejournal the other week? You're better off just reading this blog -- I mainly made the LJ so I could post to customers_suck, a community of disgruntled retail workers with stories to tell, and most of what I say in the LJ gets said here first -- but I did join on the holiday wishlist meme going around over there. You don't have to get me anything -- nobody has to get me anything! -- but feel free to pop over and read that. If you want.

And now I have to sign off here so I can catch the bus back to Laurel so I can do the bookstore thing from 6 to 11:30. Hope I don't get insulted/sexually harrassed on the way there! 🙁

I think it's raining, too.

YES! This time we've got two new pieces for you -- in addition to another bookstore episode of Dusty Plastic HELL: Hot Flash, we've got (finally) a new article entitled How to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. Whether you participated in or ever plan on participating in NaNoWriMo or not, I think it's worth a read if you're at all interested in writing, as it offers a sort of indirect critique of fiction writing -- and what people think constitutes good writing -- on a larger scale. In any case, I think it's pretty smart work for someone who can't get published to save his life! HA! And despite the numerous excerpts from my own intentionally wacky novel, The Absolute Strangest Christmas Story Ever Told, it's probably the most serious Scary-Crayon piece yet. Enjoy! And do let us know what you think, mmmkay?  😀

Oh yeah, and there are some new links on the page too -- they're noted in the Site Talk block on the content pages. Ja!