Author Archives: robchristopher

missmerrily bought 100SP from amazon … woohoo! Which means they sold their last copy on hand, which means they ordered … 1 more copy. I guess it’s too much to ask them to stock more than 1, until it starts … Continue reading →

Every Tuesday after work for the past 2 weeks, my friend Steven and I have met at the bar of the Congress Hotel to sit together and write. It’s a way of keeping each other in practice, and of sharpening … Continue reading →

That’s right, 100SP has passed the 100 mark! Only 400 copies left! They’re going … eventually. http://www.randomcha.net also available at: http://www.amazon.com Quimbys Books, Chicago Chicago Comics, Chicago http://www.loopdistro.com Barbaras Bookstore, Navy Pier, Chicago Barbaras Bookstore, Oak Park, Chicago Barbaras Bookstore, … Continue reading →

Last night, spur of the moment thing, I met my friend Jeremy at Trader Vics and we had a few drinks. Wonderful, wonderful. No matter how hard I try, I just can’t make a Mai Tai at home that tastes … Continue reading →

O my gosh, what a terribly busy, stressful afternoon it’s been at work. The phine has been posessed by the Always-Ringing Demon. Sometimes, I’m afraid, the truth is painful: there IS a depressing percentage of people who work for the … Continue reading →

Federal agencies, some City and State offices as well as other private offices as going to be closed on Friday for the “National Day of Mourning.” I alas still have to work; there’ll be nothing to do of course, but … Continue reading →

Margaret Whiting singing “Moonlight in Vermont” … at first the arrangement seems so straight, so square. But then there’s the piano, softly, in the background, and it sounds just like petals of moonlight falling on a clear mountain stream. The … Continue reading →

Only I will know the significance of these words in the hours to come, days to come. The fan spinning crazily overhead, but it’s comforting. Not threatening. I can’t believe I just watched the entire hour of “60 Minutes” and … Continue reading →

I had soft serve ice cream this afternoon. There isn’t a restaurant within a 5-block radius of the office, but we DO have an ice cream truck that’s been coming by after lunch every day. Just think of how irresistable … Continue reading →

The day off was wonderful. I got up around 6, called into work & used my raspy voice to leave a voicemail (no one picked up the phone of course), and then had a shower. Got dressed and went to … Continue reading →