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• ONWARDS TO VICTORY! #sdcc09deathmarch #
• On the road. Driving hard. San Diego here we come. #
• @philhester as long as he doesn't punch you afterwards you're still okay. in reply to philhester #
• RT Tumor: The Soundtrack - Quick essay on the influence of Tom Waits' Frank's Wild Years on Tumor! http://www.tumorthecomic.com/?p=76 ( #
• Taking the 15 instead of the 5. Take that traffic! http://yfrog.com/7bqe7j #
• @davidhopkins my info is over at http://www.thefialkov.com. And I'll have my limited edition ashcan! in reply to davidhopkins #
• RT @RantzHoseley 'Pre-Beta' LongBox website is now up. Fair warning, there is very very little to see there.. http://longboxdigital.com #
• Getting some ac with the wife, sister in law and @kodychamberlin at the back bar of the Hyatt. #
• Heading to sign at top cow in a half hour! #
• Free comics @topcow cone see me! Halfway down aisle 2600! #

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• As one of those weirdos who thinks that Watchmen was brilliant, I think I'll be first in line to pick up the BluRay. Huzzah! #
• The first ten minutes of Watchmen are sheer fucking perfection. #
• @adlewis Freaking breath taking, right? in reply to adlewis #
• The returned Nite Owl I scene is pretty awesome. It feels a bit randomly inserted, but the actual scene itself is chillingly great. #
• Go @katzmoney, go! http://bit.ly/QaUE2 #
• @marcbernardin Fucking amazing, right? in reply to marcbernardin #
• Hey look! It's @philhester! He's my hero! #
• Wow. http://www.tumorthecomic.com has had around 4,000 pageviews since Sunday! Thank you all for retweeting! And please, keep it up! #
• RT @joshuadysart: Marketplace on NPR Interviews Joshua Dysart - go here http://www.joshuadysart.com/wp/ #
• Tumor: The Soundtrack - Quick essay on the influence of Tom Waits' Frank's Wild Years on Tumor! http://www.tumorthecomic.com/?p=76 #
• And with that, good night fair world. Tomorrow we conquer San Diego. #

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• Well, lookie here. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6671789.html #
• Thanks all! Anybody interested in doing interviews etc. can contact Mel Caylo at Archaia, or, me directly. Woo! #
• Or I should say, @melcaylo at @archaiacomics #
• For the non kindle or iPhone inclined we'll have an exclusive limited edition ashcan of chapter one of Tumor at the @archaiacomics booth. #
• Plus, exclusive behind the scenes stuff is going to live over at http://www.tumorthecomic.com ! #
• @JeffLemire thanks, Jeff! You're my hero. in reply to JeffLemire #
• By the by, you can read the full first chapter of Tumor right now over at http://www.tumorthecomic.com. Just click "Read." :) #
• @davidhopkins thanks Dave! in reply to davidhopkins #
• Stanley from The Office is making copies at Stapkes right next to me. Discuss. #
• Watching the print clerk screw up my instructions. Hooray! #
• Clearly my mistake was explaining our end goal raher than just one simple task at a time. #
• The excellent @jkpyle dishes on his creative process for the trailer for Tumor! http://www.tumorthecomic.com/?p=72 #
• @kindle_book Hey guys, not sure if you saw this... http://bit.ly/sqEPZ :) in reply to kindle_book #
• Did everybody go read the first chapter of Tumor fo' free in a sneak peek of the forthcoming Kindle edition? http://www.tumorthecomic.com #
• Only 50 available at the Archaia Booth! http://yfrog.com/5ohnxj #
• In yo face, comic making! http://yfrog.com/5u1jcj #
• @pinguino You'd be proud of me. :D in reply to pinguino #
• Holy Moley! It's comics genius @kierondwyer! #
• @jonahweiland Dear Jonah, I would like a job. Is this a good time and appropriate method to discuss? in reply to jonahweiland #

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• Her reset button was inside her belly button. #
• That’s why her mother told her that if someone stuck their finger in there she would never be able to have a baby. #
• @JimMcCann If you're on Mac, check out Scrivener. It's like heaven in software form. in reply to JimMcCann #
• I've gotten some AMAZING quotes from my friends for my new book. Tomorrow I get to share 'em with the world. Huzzah! #

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• Torchwood: Children of Earth is pretty damn spectacular. #

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• Big huge fancy announcements for me next week. Meanwhile, lots of printing to get done. Huzzah! #

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• @stephenchristy Hey! Call me back! in reply to stephenchristy #
• Longest day ever. @sdcc09deathmarch #

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• I'm psyched for the Percy jackson movie. Looks really, really rad. http://tinyurl.com/m2sq9z #
• The Complete The State on DVD REALLLLLLLY hits the spot. It's like I'm 16 again. http://tinyurl.com/n6lm8p #

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• @jamessime how does one get into the show? I'd happily sacrifice a loved one. in reply to jamessime #
• @jamiederelict yep. Still putting together my schedule. in reply to jamiederelict #
• Ever so anxiously awaiting pages so I can get started on printing this ashcan. Eeeeeeee! #sdcc09deathmarch #
• Building a 'behind the scenes' site for the new graphic novel. After each chapter is released, it'll have the complete script,concept(cont) #
• (cont)art, commentary on the issue, interviews with the creative team, recommended reading lists and viewing lists... the works. #
• After a massively long day, it's nice to know my wife'll be home any minute. Huzzah! #
• @alyankovic has released the saddest single of all time. http://bit.ly/6cS85 #
• All of the hard work, all of the clawing and fighting, is all worth it to see your work exactly how it was in your head. I love you, comics. #

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• @Templesmith the flight comes with complementary handjobs. in reply to Templesmith #
• Having crazy eyes when going to pick up a screwed up prescription apparently gets the job done. #

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• Just finished Slaughterhouse Five for the first time since adolescence. I really love it right up until the end. Still feels so random. #

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• ENjoy Ken Levine's upsetting 80's show opening credit videos. Hooray! http://bit.ly/yHhNQ #
• Outputting trailer for the new graphic novel. @jkpyle is a freakin' genius. #
• @MarkWaid Now I'm excited. :) in reply to MarkWaid #
• @CarlJansson I'll send out a schedule etc. sometime this week, hopefully. Make sure you come and find me, boss. in reply to CarlJansson #
• @BrianReed Don't make me come over there. in reply to BrianReed #
• Live from Hollywood The maestro at work. @jkpyle will crush DVD Studip Pro. http://bit.ly/l6fMK http://yfrog.com/ #
• Sirens of Titan by Vonnegut may just be my favorite piece of literature ever. It's breathtakingly brilliant. Go read it, if you haven't. #
• And, Sirens of Titan was only his second book. It's just so startalingly brilliant in every way. We'd all hope to write 1/10th as well. #

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• Anxiously awaiting... way too many things. MST3K will make it all feel better. I hate #SDCCdeathmarch09. #

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• I never realized how much my dad looks like a Jewish Kenny Rogers. Is that in my future, too? #
• @stephenchristy You in my neighborhood? in reply to stephenchristy #
• @Cubicz I guess I'll take what I can get. in reply to Cubicz #
• Miyazaki at Comic-Con! http://bit.ly/2avdM4 #
• @marcbernardin has a great piece on his blog about being a comic writer. Go read it. http://bit.ly/Ra8fG #
• @antonyjohnston I hope Layne's corpse can still sing. in reply to antonyjohnston #
• @antonyjohnston Plus, to be fair, most of the lead vocals on the self-titled album were actually Jerry, or so legend has it. in reply to antonyjohnston #
• Stellar trailer for the OTHER new Ricky Gervais film. http://bit.ly/MvySI #
• @bclaymoore "Are we talking Goodfellas Ray Liotta or No Escape Ray Liotta?" #1stdraftmovielines in reply to bclaymoore #
• Nothing quite like looking up and realizing you wrote fifteen pages in a few hours. #

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• Congrats to DC on Wednesday Comics, spectacular content... questionable cover design, though. #
• The amazing shit our brains can do: http://bit.ly/x4Xxl #
• Fialkov recommend @jefflemire 's THE NOBODY http://yfrog.com/0vmuiffrj #
• Seriously folks, @jefflemire has released yet another masterpiece. Go, buy The Nobody from @vertigo_comics. #

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• Helping the wife circumnavigate the MJ funeral to get to work. #
• Buddy of mine's amazing 2012 remix trailer: http://bit.ly/cyop1 #
• That dancer is dressed like The Prisoner. #
• Working on a new short story, getting to the 6th chapter of the OGN, and sneaking out for lunch with @chrisryder. #
• Healthy lunch sans @chrisryder. Miso soup, white rice with veggies, and edamame. #
• RT @Remender:BLACK HEART BILLY - IDW edition is back in stock at Amazon - I'll give a money back guarantee on the ol' gal - http://bit.l ... #
• United Airlines breaks musician's $3500 guitar, refuses to accept responsibility and fix it. http://bit.ly/zmUoC (via Fark.com) #
• Local news is discussing how even in barber shops people care about MJ's death. EVEN. IN. BARBER. SHOPS. #

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• Last night's bout of insomnia led to me creating a Kindle book out of a short story I've got lying around. It's alarmingly easy to do. #
• Download the short story I wrote for Kindle here: http://bit.ly/14TYOE #
• @JayRodriguez You can do it for any price. I'm not sure how I arrived at $1.50, other than I did it at like 4 in the morning. :D in reply to JayRodriguez #
• @BrianReed I like the music waaaaay more than I like what I've seen of the show. in reply to BrianReed #
• For how to's for the Kindle, I'd recommend @johnaugust 's blog http://bit.ly/mtcrO #
• @bclaymoore That's what I call, "It's okay to start smoking again" time. in reply to bclaymoore #
• http://www.eternalmoonwalk.com/ #
• Thanks again to everyone who downloaded my new short story on Kindle! If you enjoyed it please post a review or RT! http://bit.ly/ickgP #
• @tonyfleecs is a badass. Let it be known throughout the world. #
• @jkpyle Thanks Jer! in reply to jkpyle #
• Does it bother anyone else that SciFi have changed their name to a what appears to be a nickname for syphillis? #
• I remember when I had the SyFy. Made me feel like Beethoven AND Mozart rolled into one. #
• @kodychamberlain is equally badass. Wow. #
• @jameslucasjones I got you beat by three whole days. in reply to jameslucasjones #

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Half a Person - Available on Kindle

Hey gang, Just a quickie. I was playing around with Amazon's digital text platform service, and found it so easy to use, I figured I might as well put up some fiction on the Kindle store. I'm a HUGE fan of the Kindle, and mine has been glued to my hand since I bought it a few months ago.

A newly edited version of Half a Person, with a swank new cover is available for $1. This is a short story that ran on the blog way back when, but it's changed substantially since then. It's about a man who wakes up with a strange illness that slowly drives him and his wife insane. It's been called very 'Richard Matheson-y,' which is about the highest praise I could hope for.

You can check it out here via the link above.

If the reaction is good, (hell, even if it isn't) I'm going to try to do a couple of short stories a month on the site, hopefully building towards some kind of print collection of all of them down the road.

More in the coming weeks as I race ever forward to Comic-Con.

For more information on formatting for Kindle, I'd recommend starting with John August's blog here: http://johnaugust.com/archives/2009/kindle-formatting-for-web-geeks While you're at it, you should definitely check out his story, the Variant. It's really excellent.

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• @marcbernardin I just assumed that humans were an enslaved class used for construction and drilling for oil, begging for continued exist ... in reply to marcbernardin #
• Things I love about Los Angeles: mariachis at Ernies in NoHo. #

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• @TheJohnBarber You'll never make in politics with that attitude. in reply to TheJohnBarber #
• http://twitpic.com/9asfc - Fialkov's Freedom Chili Recipe. http://www.thefialkov.com/?p=1756 #
• Strange Days we live in... http://bit.ly/5RisZ #
• Those wacky Japanese are always ten steps ahead of us in creepiness. http://bit.ly/19dP1o #
• @RantzHoseley Oh you, and your silly PC! in reply to RantzHoseley #

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