Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Schuyler Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Living our lives in such a public way, even before the book, has occasionally led to ...

As an ugly American, I haven't heard of any of the parties involved, including Heat Magazine, but the sentiments are familiar. Make fun...

You know, I can't complain too much about this birthday. I mean, this is the year my book comes out, after all, plus I'm still aliv...

Monster & Monster Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I got my first review, and I'm very pleased with it. Kirkus Reviews is...

Excerpt: "Ballerina dreams: A True Story" Make sure you watch the video, which is the story that ran on The Today Show this morni...

The following was posted on another site, in response to this . While it's unusually blunt, it nevertheless represents a viewpoint that...

From the CCN website (which I usually visit for the guilty pleasure of reading about people being eaten by alligators and sharks and bears):...

Mockingbird Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I wrote a little somethin' somethin' about special needs parenting for Paj...

I have choices! Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . So what is the thing that I should spend time fretting about today? The deter...

"Paths of Glory" Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . I haven't written about this before now, mostly because I know ...

Cover Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . It's been something of a Fancy Pants Author Week, which is always a nice alternative...

BBoW Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . Well, it's November and NaNoWriMo time, which explains why everyone seems to be writi...

I had a pretty good Halloween, as evidenced by what arrived from Fed-Ex: (I've been coveting them like the Gollum with my Precioussssss....

On seeing the Empire State Building Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . As I'm writing this, Schuyler is sitting in the seat n...

Travelers Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . So is it real irony or Alanis Morissette irony that Mister Fancy Pants Author forgot...

UPDATE: Okay, I closed the poll a little early since I needed to print up the results, and they were running pretty consistently. Thank you...

Sometimes I get email from old skool readers asking why I don't write about politics anymore. I don't know. I guess I usually just ...

On the bumper with Dad Originally uploaded by Citizen Rob . In a week, we head off to New York City, and Schuyler is getting excite...