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Speaking of Horror: Trailer for “The Ruins” Is Up!

You can see it here. I read the book, by Scott Smith (in case you don’t know who he is, “A Simple Plan” might sound familiar), on a long flight from JFK to Kiev Borispol last year. I have to say, my reaction to the trailer, at this point, is mixed. It seems promising, butContinue reading “Speaking of Horror: Trailer for “The Ruins” Is Up!”

Very few things in life are more beautiful than Amman in the winter

The light is softer, the streets are emptier, the cats are hypnotized. It’s a place you remember from childhood, even if you spent your childhood thousands of miles away. The gas-delivery service jingles down the street like an ice cream truck, playing “Für Elise” for the benefit of the ochre dust, for the sleeping oliveContinue reading “Very few things in life are more beautiful than Amman in the winter”

This is probably one of the best pieces I’ve ever had the honour to publish

If you left him in the middle of the Mojave Desert, he might punch a cactus, die of sand poisoning, or try to marry a female rattlesnake, but he would never surrender. As for me, I’m writing too. And losing my momentum before I even start for the day. And being distracted by a zombieContinue reading “This is probably one of the best pieces I’ve ever had the honour to publish”

Sometimes the dragon loses

I’ve write dark fairy stories. I’m working on a book that frightens me, its author and creator, sometimes. I think it’s cool to wear a scarf decorated with skulls, and not just because I’m trying to be neo-punk. I think Beslan is representative of the human condition. I see around me gleeful contempt (hmmm, obsessionContinue reading “Sometimes the dragon loses”