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Dr. Gnome: Day 30

March 30, 2009
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The penultimate tweet. It’s been a great run, folks. I’ve had massive amounts of fun. Here’s Harry with his girl… Original art by J.K. LeePurchase the pieces here. Follow "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome" here.

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Millennicon Memories #3: The Pumpkin Predicament

March 30, 2009
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(Got sidetracked by baklavaand almost-tornadoes. Back now for part 3 of 3.) A few weeks ago, John Scalzi sent out a tweet, awestruck over a coincidence he had just experienced: he had picked up the phone preparing to call a friend, and that friend was already on the line, having just called him. Kismet, fate, coincidence, synchronicity, concinnity, predestination,…

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Signed Stock

March 27, 2009
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For those of you who missed Millennicon last weekend (I know who you are), there’s a treat waiting for you over at Apex Books. I signed all Jason’s Beauty & Dynamite stock…and I had lots of time at the table while he was gone, so they’ve all got my famous, multicolored, one-of-a-kind, decorated & doodled signatures. Click the banner!…

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Millennicon Memories # 2: The Queen of Karaoke

March 25, 2009
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A lot of people follow astrology, numerology, runes, bones, or the grounds at the bottom of a coffee cup. Some say your name’s meaning is your blessing and your curse. Other folks believe that the Number One song on the charts (US/UK) on the day you were born determines your destiny. On January 11, 1976, the number one song…

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Dr. Gnome: Day 25

March 25, 2009
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His rabbit ray gun and his fairy sweetheart — Dr. Harry Gnome’s Last Stand. Original art by J.K. LeePurchase the pieces here. Follow "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome" here.

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Millennicon Memories # 1: The Deadline

March 24, 2009
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The finished manuscript, and congratulatory roses from Korea-by-way-of-Portland Millennicon was the reward I gave myself for finishing the novel I’ve been working on for the better part of three years. It was also my deadline — if I wasn’t finished by March 20th, I wasn’t going to let myself go. For some reason, John Scalzi had become my Muse….

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