Author Archives: Chris

About Chris

Chris is a writer, amateur athlete, and a professional fundraiser for the ACLU. He lives in Philadelphia.

Jonathan Coulton, Internet censorship, and creativity as industry

As an author, I have a vested interest in copyright law. More than being illegal, I view piracy as morally wrong – but to put large corporations in charge of deciding what is or is not a violation of copyright is just totally ludicrous. Continue reading

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A brief visit back to the grindstone

Back to work for just a few days between Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and a Florida vacation, I need to get as much work done on this novel, and try to lose some of the holiday weight I’ve been gaining at an alarming pace. Continue reading

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Neck deep in revisions

I’m entering the second month of the revision process on my current novel, and beginning to hate the manuscript. Here’s a few good things about revisions so far, and a quick overview of my approach to revisions. Continue reading

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The most profound words ever captured in song?

“No one in the world ever gets what they want, and that is beautiful Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful.”  

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The sad thing is, your candidacy used to be amusing.

Hey, fuck you, Rick Perry! Fuck you.

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