Monthly Archives: April 2010

Yes, I have begun twittering again. It’s sort of a writing project, not just updates on what donuts I ate today. Anyway, please check it out at http://twitter.com/jkonrath and add me if you’re on there, too.  (You can also see … Continue reading →

There’s this day that’s absolutely ethereal to me, when the winter cold vanishes and the summer heat isn’t here yet, and the air is crisp and feels good, and it’s always a time machine to past eras when this brief … Continue reading →

I feel a need to write some giant, overarching, incredible story that spends a thousand words telling some great concept about life, but all I really have at 9am this Saturday is an overwhelming urge to sit on the PS3 … Continue reading →

Peter Steele, the bassist and singer of Type O Negative died on Wednesday, something that came completely out of left field for me.  He was only 48, and apparently died of heart failure after a short illness.  It took a … Continue reading →

I always vow to write down the small annoyances I solve, so that a) I can look them up in three years when they happen again and I’ve completely forgotten the solution; and b) so people googling might get lucky … Continue reading →

The last time I bought a new computer, the Rockies beat the Mets.  Today, the Rockies beat the Mets.  And guess what I did?  No, I did not buy a computer because Denver beat New York.  (If that was true, … Continue reading →

I keep – or try to keep – a daily journal of automatic writing.  I sit down at 6AM and try to write whatever is in my head for a thousand words or an hour, whichever comes first.  I never … Continue reading →

Another LJ writer’s block question: If you were 12 and could see yourself now, do you think you’d be happy or disappointed, and why? I think to answer that question, I need to look at where I was when I … Continue reading →

I have allergies.  I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have them, starting with a trip to the hospital when I was maybe four, when I had an allergic reaction to penicillin like most people have a reaction to … Continue reading →