Writers I think you should be reading Dan Simmons Perhaps my favorite writer. Miss one of his outstanding novels at your peril. Stephen King Well, duh. Steven E. Wedel Werewolf-meister and all around nice guy. Good stuff here, kiddies. Brian A Hopkins One of my favorite writers. His work astounds and wrings the breath from you, and is filled with a humanity too often absent from works of suspense. Donald E. Westlake You must read Westlake. You must. You must. Don't make me come over there. Harlan Ellison The man is a god. Pan, perhaps. For my money, the best living writer of short fiction. You absolutely, positively cannot go wrong with his work. Nate Kenyon A newcomer well worth keeping an eye on. His first novel, Bloodstone, is a worthy read and I think we can expect great things from Mr. Kenyon. Tim Waggoner His Like Death was perhaps the most successfully ambitious horror novel I read last year. Tom Piccirilli I don't think there's anything he hasn't done and done damned well. William D. Gagliani Check out his fine werewolf novel, Wolf's Trap, coming in May from Leisure Books. Music that keeps me functional Marillion My favorite band. Ever. And producing not just the finest work of their career these days, producing some of the finest music around, period. The Flaming Lips Still weird after all these years. And getting better. The Shins Mmmm. Tasty. And my daughter became an honorary member at age 9. (It's entirely true!) Concrete Blonde Some of my favorite music to write to. (Along with Yes, but that's a different matter altogether.) WOXY If all radio was this good, the music business wouldn't be shuffling toward it's grave like a fat old man with Alzheimer's. Seriously. Radio Paradise See above. Somewhat relaxed, but not stupid, radio. Places, People, and Things that make life wonderful The Onion Those kidders! The Phil Hendrie Show You've never heard anything quite like this guy, I swear you haven't. Shocklines Absolutely the place to get your frightful fun. Kirk Alberts A terribly underrated artist. He did the cover for the Oklahoma Gazette article that featured Steven E. Wedel and me. Amazing stuff. Deena Warner Hey, you see this site you're looking at right now? It didn't happen by accident. Check out her killer art, too. James Randi A light in the darkness. There's a world of irrationality out there. We need more guys like Randi. Bunnies Gone Mad Just about my attention span, too. So You Wanna Be A Paperback Writer? Ralan's Look, you can't do without this, okay? You just can't. Invaluable market listings.