http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:56:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not much to report lately, except that I've taken a short break from the novel to work on a short story rewrite request that I received from a market I've been trying to crack for years. I watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog and The Dark Knight on the weekend. ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/22/rewrite-intermission-and-the-dark-knight/ On this day in 1945, the U.S. detonated the very first atom bomb. This may not seem writing-related, but it actually does have some bearing on my novel, which I'm really due to talk about sometime on this website. Until then, Happy Nuke Day! http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/16/dr-strangelove-would-be-proud/ After reading John Hughes' "Vacation '58" in the new issue of Zoetrope: All-Story, I decided to re-watch the movie it spawned. Who can forget classic family moments like this one: COUSIN VICKI: I'm going steady. And I french kiss. AUDREY: So? Everybody does that. COUSIN VICKI: Yeah, but Daddy says I'm ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/15/vacation-memories/ Yes, that John Hughes. The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and yes, ugh, Home Alone. It's been a long time since we've seen a new John Hughes movie, and while I don't know what he's been doing with all of his time, I can tell ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/14/whatever-happened-to-john-hughes/ Just received word that my Cape Breton ghost story, "Leaves Brown," has been accepted for the new Ash-Tree Press anthology Shades of Darkness. Over the years Ash-Tree has put out a number of excellent anthologies, like Acquainted With The Night and At Ease With The Dead, and I'm very excited ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/13/leaves-brown-accepted/ The issue of Spin featuring a reprint of "The Tattletail" is now available. This is my first reprint and my first appearance in a foreign market. The cover is pretty neat, too. I haven't received my contributors' copies yet, but the site has the table of contents listed. My entry ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/12/the-tattletail-in-finnish/ Kat and I watched The Ruins tonight and mostly enjoyed it. It's a bit strange actually because while the plot was very similar to the movie, the various things that happen to the characters in the book still happen, but to different characters. Not sure why they decided to swap ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/10/bbq-and-ruins/ I was home sick today, not so ill that I was passed out completely, but I did get a chance to find out that most of the flicks shown on Drive-In Classics around 8am shouldn't really be viewed at such an early hour. This morning's effort was something called Search ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/09/dude-wheres-my-achilles-tendon/ "Psong" has been accepted for an upcoming issue of Murky Depths. MD is a attractive spec fic magazine with a strong emphasis on artwork. Take a look at their website for a preview of their latest issue and you'll see what I mean. I can't wait to see what they ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/05/psong-accepted/ Seeing as how it's Canada Day, I thought I'd tell you all a bit about the Rogers clan and how we came to this country. Some of you already know part of this story, either because you've asked me straight-up if I'm related to those Rogerses, but the majority of ... http://www.ian-rogers.com/journal/2008/07/01/canada-day-in-my-neighbourhood/