Dispatches From Noir

Once upon a time, I dreamed of being an author. I thought I would write a great noir novel. That never happened, but I still admire the spare, descriptive prose and retro sensibilities of the hard-boiled detective.

I also see people every day. Sometimes I can't help but wonder what Chandler, Hammett, Leonard, Cain or even Fleming might have to say about them. So I take a stab at it. Here is the rogue's gallery of the novels and stories I never wrote. Meet the villains, bystanders, toughs and low-lifes that would populate them.

This is also a journal of my own journeys through the wonderful world of hardboiled/noir crime fiction. I review books and movies, and I’m happy to answer crime fiction questions and give recommendations. I'm also starting to think I might just be able to write some fiction of my own. I don't know how that will turn out. I do know that anything that appears on this page is just a dispatch from the great land of Noir.

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Posted on Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Anonymous asked: How oldddz r u?

I know people really do type like this. But I have a hard time believing anyone would read through my blog, evidently comprehend it enough to give a damn about my age, and then be unable to type any better than this. I’m just sayin’…

I really am more than happy to answer any questions that drop into my ask box, but I’m not going to reward stupidity—feigned or otherwise.

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