Charles's Profile |
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| Age: | 56 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
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| Last Login: | Oct 25, 2008 (425 days back) |
About Me |
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| Full-time writer, part-time musician. My most recent novel is Widdershins from Tor Books. My most recent collection is Triskell Tales 2 from Subterranean Press. Forthcoming books are two YA titles from Viking/Firebird: Little (Grrl) Lost and Dingo. |
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My Interests |
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| Music, books, myth, folklore. | |
I'd like to meet:My characters off the page, rather than just visiting them in my head.Myspace Editor Pimp MySpace |
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Music:Stuff I'm digging now:Amparanoia Ani DiFranco Arctic Monkeys Brock Zeman Calexico Chris Knight Christa Couture Christy Moore Concrete Blonde Dar Williams Dave Alvin Robbie Robertson Estelle Feist Fred Eaglesmith Go Betty Go Guy Clark Ian Tamblyn Joe Strummer (with and without the Clash) Kaki King Kate Rusby Kathryn Tickell KT Tunstall Lily Allen Los de Abajo Los Lobos Lúnasa Lynn Miles Mala Rodríguez Marianne Baker Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Nellie Mckay Norah Jones Ottmar Liebert Ozomatli P!nk Ray Wylie Hubbard Rodrigo y Gabriela Sarai Si*Sé Slaid Cleaves Solas Steve Earle Tammy Garcia Thea Gilmore Tom Russell Tori Amos Veronicas Wyclef Jean Old stuff I still love: Alan Stivell Ben Webster Bill Evans Bob Dylan Bothy Band Byrds Claire Hamill Clifford Brown Cock Robin Divinyls Donovan Incredible String Band Leonard Cohen Lester Young Miles Davis Planxty Ramones Robin Williamson Tim Hardin Tony Joe White Townes Van Zandt |
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Movies:Bubba Ho-TepCannery Row Cry-Baby El Mariachi Finding Graceland Ghost World Kamikaze Girls Milagro Beanfield War, The Pow Wow Highway Yakuza, The |
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Television:Day Break (sucks that they dropped it)Drive Jericho Six Degrees Veronica Mars |
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Books:Alice HoffmanAndrew Vachss Brian Michael Bendis Dean Koontz Dennis Lehane Greg Keyes James P. Blaylock Jane Lindskold Joe R. Lansdale Leslie Marmon Silko Louis L’Amour Nina Kiriki Hoffman Patricia A. McKillip Robert Crais Stephen King Terri Windling Terry Moore Thomas King Tim Powers |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Hometown: | Ottawa, Canada |
| Smoker: | No |
| Drinker: | No |
| Children: | Love kids, but not for me |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Willie P. Bennett |
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| Willie P. Bennett - R.I.P.
http://www.williepbennett.com/
(Photo by D. Staples)... Posted by Charles on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:25:00 PST |
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Newsletter 25 |
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| Greetings all,I hope this finds you well. MaryAnn and I are fortunate to have spent a good part of this summer at our little cottage (read: an old schoolbus on a lake) in Quebec, where rural life roll... Posted by Charles on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:51:00 PST |
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Newsletter 24.1 |
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| May 8, 2007MaryAnn is pretty excited about my September publishing schedule, to the point where she snitched a couple of advance reading copies for eBay. To steal a few lines from a message she sent t... Posted by Charles on Tue, 08 May 2007 12:43:00 PST |
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Newsletter #24 |
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| May 8, 2007
Hello folks. Calling these few short paragraphs a "newsletter" is a bit of a stretch. Maybe "news flash" would be better. Still, here we are, and I hope this finds you well. Af... Posted by Charles on Tue, 08 May 2007 10:58:00 PST |
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Christmas |
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| Are we already almost at the end of another year? Is it really Christmas tomorrow? I don't practice any organized religion, but I still like Christmas because people are usually in a bette... Posted by Charles on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:09:00 PST |
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Birthday messages |
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| Thanks for all the kind words, folks. It's much appreciated. And if I don't get the chance to update this before Christmas and New Year's (because I've been so very concientious about doin... Posted by Charles on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:53:00 PST |
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Bluesfest |
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| I write everyday, no exceptions. But there are times when I don't do as much writing as I could, such as this past weekend. But I had... Posted by Charles on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:19:00 PST |
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Newsletter 23.2 |
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| I really enjoyed meeting all of you who came out to the various signings on the recent short tour for Widdershins--thanks so much for your support. Mythic Journeys was a fabulous ending to it al... Posted by Charles on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:55:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Meg, Prof. Dr. Dr. J. Von Bensonheim, Ezra, Patrizia Community Canada, half sick of shadows, Reem, [ Miss Cristina Anesthes!a ], Katelind, Luna Sea, Dog World, Jerantino, Missi, CJ West, Slade, FREYIA, Deatria, I Wonder!, Kai, Blackpercheron, Lady Scribe, Jackie, Little Miss Mischief, A RAIL DIAS ♣UOYEVOLI♣, Gillian, Amanda, Taylor, Marian, Andy Briggs, F.B.S., NWSFS - Northwest Science Fiction Society, Aracos, brette, Brooke, RENAE, , Cinnamon, Anne/aka Prettypat, Joyful Vegan Tara, Dazuluzad
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