2013-01-20 05:18
Ah, what the hell:(Previous chapter)(Next chapter)Chapter 7The Lay of the LandBack at Doyle Hall, the boys were buzzing about Briana Tanner. Several boys—new and returning students ali… Read More
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Stories of self-mythology, self-aggrandisement, and an awful lot of completely avoidable self-injury. Welcome one and all.
2013-01-20 05:18
Okay, well I know I went back on my word last time, but this really will be the last chapter for now. By my estimate, I've posted about a quarter of the book, which I think is a pretty good… Read More
2013-01-20 05:12
Wow, it's a good thing I took the precaution of writing a book before taking this new job, otherwise I'd feel really guilty about not posting anything.The job goes well, thanks for asking. A… Read More
2013-01-11 01:20
So, here's a nice big chapter to wind up on for now. Thanks to everyone who read this far and expressed a kind interest in reading the rest. Maybe I will post it to Amazon, although I've dis… Read More
2012-12-29 17:39
It's Quarantine Week here at the Magazine Mansion: Her Lovely Self got strep last weekend. Then I woke up with it Tuesday. And now, today, Thomas went down for the count. And just to make an… Read More
2012-12-29 17:38
Well, I had intended to post the first six chapters and it looks like we're past the halfway point. I have a soft spot for this chapter, since it introduces one of my favorite characters. An… Read More
2012-12-29 17:34
Since you asked, the release of The Book went about as expected, which is to say it was well-received. Thomas read the whole thing, from beginning to end in about 48 hours and spent much of… Read More
2012-12-29 17:32
Well, all I can say is, it's a good thing enough of you liked the first chapter that I feel sufficiently emboldened to post the second. Because in truth I would have been a little busy to wr… Read More
2012-10-30 03:27
Over the past few moves, I've thrown out a bunch of my kids' stuff on the sly: broken toys, favorite clothes that don't fit anymore, and countless stuffed animals. Not the favorites, not the… Read More
2012-10-23 20:06
Sorry I’ve been away, but it’s one week to the Book Launch.That’s right, sports fans, the global release of The Book I Wrote for My Kid is October 30—also known as Th… Read More
2012-09-13 22:30
So, it was the first week of school, and a bit of a nail-biter for the kiddos. Like me, my children can pretty much worry at will—it’s our super-power—and this past week, t… Read More
2012-08-15 00:59
So, after two years of living in apartments and/or some form of corporate housing, we once again have a Magazine Mansion.The previous Magazine Mansion readers here came to know was never a… Read More
2012-08-03 15:08
This is not something I expected to be writing, but it’s on my mind, so better out than in.Which incidentally, is what my mom used to say whenever my Big Brother or I were sick, and in… Read More
2012-07-26 00:33
Transcript from a typical day:[Door opens. Slams shut. Windows shake in their frames. Candlesticks fall from tables.]MM: Hey. Is that you? How was your day?[silence]MM: Hello? Thomas?[silenc… Read More
2012-07-20 04:45
Before we can go forward, we have to go back. To understand the mystery of Now, you have to reconstruct events by sifting through a big honking pile of Then.We could start here (from the blo… Read More
2012-07-19 04:09
To answer your question, this is what I've been up to:Done.Normal programming will resume shortly Read More
2011-06-13 23:37
“Oh man, that’s a tough break, kid. Blaze was an awesome dog,” my Big Brother lamented when I called him with the news that our dog had died. I had just picked up Blaze&rsq&hell…Read More
2011-06-02 17:33
You know, I never meant to be away this long, and I certainly didn’t mean for my first post in months to be such a painful one to write, but it can’t be helped.You see, Blaze die… Read More
2010-12-10 04:20
Well, that was quick, wasn’t it?Seems like it was October just a minute ago and we were celebrating first Art Lad’s 12th birthday and then Halloween (although it’s a toss-u… Read More
2010-10-13 12:08
Oh, I had such plans for October, and October Moments (and if you're new to the campfire, here's a little background). This was finally going to be the year that I'd tell the saga of what ha… Read More
2010-08-26 15:57
For the first time since 1996, I have a landlord again.It’s weird to be a renter once more, especially after so many years of home ownership. Of course, that’s what’s put u… Read More
2010-08-12 17:14
So I’m moving again.Sadly, that preface must also serve as my four-word apology for being absent from here for so long. When I was a kid, moving--which we did a lot--always struck with… Read More
2010-06-17 21:12
My Dad was a packrat of pithy sayings, an aphid for aphorisms, collected from his own experience and from those of his forebears. "Do the thing you’re scared of, and you’ll get t… Read More
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