Month: April 2010

Life Begins At 40

When I promised myself years ago that a book with my name on it would be published before I turned forty, I didn’t expect it to be a book by someone else*. Or in this case, ten someonelses. Nevertheless, I’m very proud that the Millennium anthology was officially launched last Saturday at the Elf Fantasy […]

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High Dupefactor

There are a lot of commercials for High Definition TV on regular TV these days. These commercials try to sell us on the idea of the much higher image quality of HDTV. Is it just me, or is that the same as advertizing CD audio through a bullhorn?

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Something Smells Of Fish

In the news today: In Rotterdam harbour, seven containers full of whale meat have been waiting for transshipment for over three weeks now. The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Mrs. Verburg, described the situation as “highly unpleasant”. (Of course, Verburg was referring to the bizarre discrepancy between the international ban on whaling and the regular transshipment […]

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We’ve Got Stars Directing Our Fate

Another book presentation, another free copy to win! With 5 days to go before the launch of the Paul Harland Prize anthology, I can finally go ahead and reveal both the title and the cover art. (Due to unforeseen circumstances, my hand is kinda forced here: last Sunday evening a review* of the anthology appeared […]

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Complete Works

AnthologyBuilder mastermind and editor Nancy Fulda informed me last night that Dumb Son was accepted for inclusion in the AnthologyBuilder database. Which means that as of last night, the complete collection of all my published stories is available for compilation into a collection. Details are on the Publications page on my site…

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Cross-Eyed Cat

Our cat, Ober*, struggling with 7 down. * Dutch for “waiter”, a name chosen not only for his dark gray coat and white breast, but also because it’s so excellently suited to calling out.

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Anthology Launch Party

The Paul Harland Prize anthology I announced earlier will be launched at the Elf Fantasy Fair 2010, and its title and cover art unveiled. Details are as follows: Location: Elf Fantasy Fair 2010 De Haar Castle and estate Meet In lecture tent   Programme: 16:00 – Presentation and unveiling 16:25 – Mass signing at the […]

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