A little something I wrote back in 2002. As everyone with children already knows, Disney has just released Beauty and the Beast on DVD. My kids had never seen it, and as it truly was the great musical (animated or otherwise) of its day Jane nabbed a copy the next time she visited Costco. We … Continue reading Pedant Errant: Beauty and the Beast
At Aleteia: Praying the Luminous Mysteries for Vocations
My latest at Aleteia: Praying the Luminous Mysteries for Vocations: One Sunday, our pastor asked us to concentrate on praying for vocations the following week. More specifically, he challenged us to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary for this intention. He went on to propose a set of petitions, one for each mystery, and … Continue reading At Aleteia: Praying the Luminous Mysteries for Vocations
Wodehouse and Haggard and Adams, Oh My!
Julie Davis has written a lovely review of my new book, Through Darkest Zymurgia!. You should go read it. (And the book, too!) Here's the money quote: Through Darkest Zymurgia! is what you'd get if you crossed P.G. Wodehouse with H. Rider Haggard and sprinkled a generous dose of Douglas Adams over the whole. I'm … Continue reading Wodehouse and Haggard and Adams, Oh My!
The Year of the Catholic Conspiracy
Today is the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, which means that The Catholic Conspiracy has been trying to set the world on fire for a full year as of today. (Are we what we should be? We're trying, at least. Sometimes we're very trying.) (Rimshot.) In honor of this achievement, we conspirators are … Continue reading The Year of the Catholic Conspiracy
Through Darkest Zymurgia!
My latest book, Through Darkest Zymurgia!, is now available in print or as an e-book. It's a Ripping Yarn of Exploration and Adventure in a faux-Victorian world with some surprising features and a good deal of understated humor. You'll like it, I promise. It's cheaper as an e-book, but buy the print edition—it's gorgeous.
Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
I have on my desk a copy of Julie Davis' new devotional book, Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life; and let me begin my review by saying that as soon as it was available I immediately ordered copies for the six people in our RCIA class who will be baptized or confirmed at Easter this year. … Continue reading Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s
So I did a mini-interview for Elizabeth Scalia and the gang at Aleteia regarding Vikings at Dino: What inspired the book? ...and then I said, I want to write a novel that starts with a completely implausible situation … and then have great fun making sense of it. The Vikings showed up in the hamburger … Continue reading A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s
Book News
Two quick items: first, I've completed the revisions of Very Truly Run After, the sequel to Vikings at Dino's; it's time to begin thinking about publication. This is very cool, and also means I can start thinking about the next book. And second, we're moving forward on the publication process for Through Darkest Zymurgia!. The … Continue reading Book News
O Frabjous Day, Calloo, Callay!
As of this morning I have completed the first draft (106K words) of Very Truly Run After, the further adventures of Michael Henderson, much to the joy and delight of my first listeners. Most authors have first readers; I have first listeners, which is to say a couple of folks I read the book too … Continue reading O Frabjous Day, Calloo, Callay!
SJ Rozan: The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries
Lydia Chin is an American-Born Chinese who lives in New York City's China Town with her widowed mother; Bill Smith is an Army brat and one time bad-boy. Together, they are the most interesting pair of PIs I've had the pleasure to run across in maybe ever. Every successful mystery series has a gimmick; in … Continue reading SJ Rozan: The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries
Zymurgia House 