Barry Trotter (Book 1)
The Hogwash School for Wizards was the most famous school in the wizarding world, and Barry Trotter was its most famous student. His mere presence made sure that every year twenty candidates applied for every open spot, no matter how rapacious Hogwash's tuition became. As a result, Barry and the school had come to an unspoken agreement: regardless of his grades, Barry could remain at Hogwash for as long as he wished. He had just begun his eleventh year...Freshman
Sleepy with boredom and gassy from lunch, Hart Fox sat in the hard plastic chair outside his dean's office. A kid walked in the door, pink detention slip in hand, bobbing his head a little so that the purple spikes of his mohawk didn't get bent on the transom. He slumped down next to Hart. Hart nodded--he remembered tis joker from sophomore American History, constantly arguing in favor of anarcho-syndicalism. Was his name Henry?...Sophomore
Arcing lazily through the air, the Frisbee smacked against the window. “Ooo-oo!” a chiseled and shirtless boy teased as it wobbleplummeted to the ground. “Sarah's in troub-le!”The beauty-boy was righter than he knew: Of all the windows on campus to hit, this one was the worst. It belonged to Stutts’ Professor of Clandestine Affairs, Glenbard North, who had destroyed more students than there were blades of grass on the freshly resodded Old Quad below...Coming Soon!
All you really gotta know is, I'm writing new things constantly and the more I write, the better my books get. So if you've read my earlier work--and millions of you have--we should keep in touch. This fall, at least one and maybe two new books will be available: a Dickens parody AND a comic mystery loosely based on The Beatles. Drop me an email at mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com, and I'll be sure to let you know release dates, special deals, etc.Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Sorry my blog's been silent...
...it's been on the fritz. But if you're seeing this, Kate and I have fixed it. More to come.
Saturday, October 7, 2006
Simple, obvious, brilliant
This new device routs greywater from your sink for use in your toilet. This could be big, especially in water-starved spots like Los Angeles...
Why didn't I think of that?
Why didn't I think of that?
Monday, October 2, 2006
Rexual Healing
After years of suffering through offenses that call to mind the phrase "spastic colon," Rex Grossman is literally healing me. I continue to be delighted that the 2006 Chicago Bears can actually run, throw, and catch. You'd think that all football players could do that, but if you did, you wouldn't be a Bears fan. Bears can only hit, tackle, bleed--and eventually lose.
But now we have an offense! In celebration of this novel feeling (as short-lived as history suggests it might be), I provide the following smattering of Bears coverage, in the wake of their 37-6 drubbing of the Seahawks.
Rick Telander.
Rick Morrissey.
Before you ask: no, this defense is not as good as the 1985/86 squad. Those guys changed how defense was played. This year's team is a really, really good version of the so-called "Tampa 2."
But now we have an offense! In celebration of this novel feeling (as short-lived as history suggests it might be), I provide the following smattering of Bears coverage, in the wake of their 37-6 drubbing of the Seahawks.
Rick Telander.
Rick Morrissey.
Before you ask: no, this defense is not as good as the 1985/86 squad. Those guys changed how defense was played. This year's team is a really, really good version of the so-called "Tampa 2."
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