Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, Post-Modernism… where on Earth are we? We are on Earth, and it is a very strange place. Read about movement and momentum building among the arts.
Donate to my novel Hungry Rats and get your name listed in the acknowledgements: http://tiny.cc/hungryrats
Your name will be put in ink on paper to the perfect bound trade paperback novel which will sit on bookshelves from Archangelsk to Adamstown!… Read the rest
Bona-fide Immortality! Read More »
WHY SELF-PUBLISH?
First, I want to address the elephant in the room. For many years, self-publication was considered a symptom of wealthy mediocrity. Not that there weren’t exceptions. Perhaps you’ve heard of Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, Gertrude Stein, Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain?… Read the rest
A Manifesto for Hungry Rats Read More »
I was a good, consistent blogger from 2002 to 2007. But ever since I moved back to Chicago, I’ve been more unreliable about it. I’m hoping to return to the blog soon, and I will shortly be making changes to the appearance and content.
… Read the restCONCEPT: I’m back. Read More »
Elisabeth Blair and I are composing/editing a Gothic Funk novel to be titled Hollywood. However, it is set in Chicago.
I’m taking charge of the writing, and Lisa of the music, but we’re looking for additional collaborators. In addition to a tangible application of the “gothic funk aesthetic,” Hollywood will also be a teen noir (or at least a 20-something noir) for those of you familiar with that term… think of an episode of Veronica Mars codirected by Baz Luhrman and David Lynch.
… Read the restConcept: Collaborative Writing Project This Summer. Read More »
Check out this short article I wrote for Bookish.us:
The Decline and Fall of Cosmo Dogood’s Urban Almanac.
… Read the restConcept: My Cosmo Dogood Blurb Read More »
Malware removed.
Now I have a long process of repairing the website, although the blog appears to be minimally impacted.
For the last month, I posted a blog in exile here: http://blueskiesfalling.wordpress.com/.
Posts there included Martuz!, No Exit, Event: The Marketplace of Ideas.
… Read the restConcept: I Am Back Read More »
On May 15, 2009 my personal website (connorcoyne.com) was infected by a malware program associated with Martuz .cn that inserted scripts into dynamic and static files at over 1500 distinct sites. The bug is discussed at http://blog.unmaskparasites.com/2009/05/18/martuz-cn-is-a-new-incarnation-of-gumblar-exploit/. Evidently the infection isn’t the result of any specific action on my part.
… Read the restConcept: Blue Skies Falling Blog Infiltrated. Read More »
Check out my nerdy essay on punctuation, spacing, and text-justification at bookish us.
… Read the restConcept: Just give me a little space, okay? Read More »