Hello, all! Mr. Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com, ran my essay as a guest post on his blog today! If you’re interested, please check it out at: http://blog.writeathome.com/ (If there’s a new post up by the time you get there, … Continue reading
Hey, everybody! The blog will continue right here, but I wanted to let you know that my web site is under new and exciting construction! Take a look at what’s happening so far at: www.fredericsdurbin.com. I have landed a job … Continue reading
The blog’s offices are relocated now: here is our first entry from Pittsburgh, the Uncanny City! In keeping with our dedication to embracing writing in all forms — Poetry in the largest sense — we present an interview with a … Continue reading
As Midsummer’s Eve approaches, it’s a fine time for focusing on tales of friendship and adventure that can transport us “beyond the fields we know.” I’ve just been reading one such, and I’m here to introduce you to its creator. Joining us for … Continue reading
It’s an exciting week on the publishing front! First, over to the right here is Issue #15 of Black Gate — it is hot off the presses and loaded with stories, including my “World’s End.” This is the first publication … Continue reading
So here I am back in Illinois, as still-raw winds blow over the unworked fields and the world slowly awakens into spring. I have some ambivalent emotions, just like the season. It’s a big change, and it will take time to … Continue reading
Gather ’round and see a few more pictures of Niigata! In case there’s any confusion, my explanations appear under the photos they’re about, not above. Not a lot of explanation needed here that the caption doesn’t provide. It’s the main … Continue reading
The prefecture office here in Niigata has a great observation deck on its highest floor. I took my camera up there on a sunny morning last week. That part of Niigata surrounded by water — the river, the canal, and … Continue reading
There’s a quote from Paul Darcy Boles that I use every year with my writing students. I’m pretty sure I’ve brought it up on this blog before: “We are all storytellers sitting around the cave of the world.” When Mr. … Continue reading
I can’t say it’s my radio debut, because to the best of my memory, I’ve been on the radio four times in life. The first was when I was in elementary school. I got to be a reader once on Professor … Continue reading