Special Commentary from Byron

Byron is here with a special video commentary on the state of the world.

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Disapproving Look-Off: Byron vs. Maggie Smith

We’ve been watching Downton Abby, an upstairs/downstairs style soap set in early 20th Century England. One of the highlights of the show is Maggie Smith, who’s given all the best one liners and glares (her character reminds me of Lady Catherine from Pride and Prejudice, one of my favorite literary “villains”). In particular I’ve enjoyed [...]

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Byron Month by Month

Our baby boy is four months old. I haven’t blogged as much as I expected about the little wonders of his development. He can now sit up and take notice; his eyes are bright and curious. He reaches for things, kicks and tumbles, turns over, giggles and squawks. He treats you to a beautiful smile [...]

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Hush little baby (reprise)

Hush little baby don’t you yell, Cause kitty’s going to buy you some stylin’ gel, And if that gel don’t fix your hair, Kitty’s going buy you hat to wear…

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Thankitude

I like Thanksgiving. Though rooted in self-serving historical fiction, I think it has survived to a status of irreligious and apolitical purpose: simple thanksgiving and blessing counting. People of every political inclination take time off of their year-round umbrage to be grateful, to eat turkey and watch football. It’s all good. I am thankful for [...]

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Winter Wonderland

You can keep your solstice. Winter begins when it begins, not when your calendar says it does. It began in earnest yesterday in Minneapolis. Despite the difficulties shoveling wet, heavy snow from a slippery and sloping driveway, it was a beautiful day. Here’s the parkway that runs by our house (My wife took the picture, [...]

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Another Caption Opportunity

Caption this photo for me:

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A Musical Interlude

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The Man With Two Blogs and a Guessing Game

I’m collecting all the Mamba Point release-related stuff over at my main author site, http://www.kurtisscaletta.com/latest-news. This my “everything else” blog, so I won’t be double posting news and reviews and so forth here. But there’s exciting stuff going on, so click on over. Meanwhile, to get back off topic, here’s a video I made today [...]

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Book Trailer for Mamba Point

I asked people on Facebook to send me random pictures and incorporated them all into a book trailer for my second novel. I only allowed myself minimal preparation and one take in iMovie. Special thanks to Ken Burns for the effects.

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