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My Columbia Hint Fiction Art Show Trip

My Columbia Hint Fiction Art Show Trip

Early in the morning last week I arrived to the Philadelphia International Airport for my 10:15 a.m. flight to Columbia, Missouri only to find out that it was delayed. Thanks a lot, Southwest! Anyway, on my way to my departing gate I happened to pass this sad sight. So what was behind the curtain? One of the CEOs [...]

First Hint Fiction Animation Up

http://vimeo.com/28026272

Dustin Grella has posted the first animation based on one of the stories from the Hint Fiction anthology. Here is “View From a ’77 Chevy Scottsdale” by Natalie McNabb.

Life After Harry Potter Looks Good

Two Trailers

I usually try to update this blog regularly but I’ve been pretty busy with life stuff — basically switching jobs and getting all the training for the new job out of the way — so it’s been pretty quiet around here, but I wanted to share two movie trailers worth watching. The first is a movie that [...]

The Tooth Fairy, Animated

http://vimeo.com/27320160

Dustin Grella is one talented dude. He does this amazing kind of animation, as seen by his acclaimed piece Prayers for Peace. He also does this thing called Animation Hotline, where people can call in and talk about whatever and he’ll animate it. Of course, he can’t animate everything he gets, as he gets a [...]

Matt Damon Is Awesome

Out of all the movies he’s starred in and all the charities he’s donated to and all the organizations he helps, Matt Damon is probably best known for his performance in Team America. But this past Saturday he was down in Washington, D.C. speaking on behalf of teachers everywhere. He was the only celebrity who appeared at [...]

Live Reading

Live reading of The Serial Killer’s Wife is over. Thanks to everyone who tuned in!

New Interview At The Man Eating Bookworm

Peter Leonard, whose review of The Serial Killer’s Wife I posted the other week, has kindly interviewed me at his blog. Don’t forget about my live reading here on my website this Monday at 7:00 pm EST. It’s going to be a groovy time, so tell your friends! And if you live in America, enjoy [...]

How I Came To Write This Book

I have a guest post over at Patti Abbott’s blog today in her ongoing series of “How I Came To Write This Book” on how I came to write The Serial Killer’s Wife. Check it out. And be sure to tune in tomorrow for a very exciting announcement. Until then, have you seen the new [...]

Man Eating Bookworms & Crazy European Chicks

The other day Peter Andrew Leonard reviewed The Serial Killer’s Wife on his blog The Man Eating Bookworm. He calls the novel “an explosive summer thriller” and says “Robert Swartwood is a sharp writer, his prose lean and mean as a razor blade. He notches up the tension from chapter to chapter like a master story-teller, [...]