Twitter Updates for 2009-02-05
  • Gah. I need to talk about lost now. #
  • Still can’t find my thumb drive and the panic is starting to set in. The latest draft of a revised story is on there. And future articles. #
  • @thejordache I am right there with you. Everyone was talking about how nice it would be this weekend and skipped over how cold it is now. #
  • @johnjosephadams Just some panels on the business and, for example, writing for video games and other multimedia projects. Things like that. #
  • For someone who grew up in NJ, I sometimes can’t stand being here… #
  • Last night I was down near Coney Island and they had Baltika No. 6 in the bodegas there so I picked up two bottles. Score. #
  • My latest theory for the errant thumb drive is the cats knocked it off the table and batted it around and under something. #
  • Today is likely to be a heavy day of tweets for me. Just giving fair warning. #
  • It is so cold in my office today. I feel like I need gloves. #
  • I would like to one day write a song as mournful as Eleanor Rigby. Though it won’t have George Martin’s arrangements. #
  • @levarburton Good luck, sir. #
  • In an odd turn of events, Paul Draper, former lead singer of Mansun, is now my friend on Facebook. #
  • my ipod seems to like In Rainbows today, both the main album and the 2nd disc. #
  • @lvdpal No love for the vest? #
  • @thejordache I DVR it, though Friday night will be late for me. So maybe Saturday morning? #
  • NY people – I am having a birthday thing tomorrow night at Arctica Bar at 10 PM. Come by if you want: http://www.arcticabar.com/ #
  • @chriscallan I did. I checked the pockets of all the pants I own. I have to clean tonight, so maybe I’ll uncover it. #
  • So…for a birthday dinner tonight, should I go to Otto? Or the Spotted Pig? #
  • Having Casino Royale’s director in charge of the Green Lantern movie gives me some hope that it could be good. #
  • Since today is my ‘Friday’ I went casual (yes, we have casual Fridays here). I wonder if anyone will care. #
  • Rajan Khanna, upping the banality of Twitter posts in an effort to stave off boredom and brain death. #
  • @lvdpal That would be fun, too. But I’m enjoying wearing jeans today. It’s far more comfy and when I go out later I won’t look like a dweeb. #
  • I should clarify that my birthday is tomorrow, but I’m starting to celebrate tonight (because of NYCC tomorrow). #
  • I think that my brain is transitioning into novel writing mode. New short stories don’t seem to fire me up much, but novel ideas do. #
  • @shunn It’s in the lead. The gelato alone gave it a significant edge. #
  • When I was younger, birthdays were all about the presents. Now, it’s all about spending time with friends. #
  • @ecmyers No Comicon? Quitter. #
  • Source of NY maple syrup smell revealed: http://tinyurl.com/cjrm8s #
  • I was hoping for a more interesting explanation. I still like the idea of a hole opening up into a maple syrup dimension… #
  • @jimboweb No presents are necessary. Just presence. Homophonic. #
  • @shunn Nice! I am going to try to see them in NY, but not sure I’ll get tix. I’ve seen them twice already, though, so I can’t complain. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-02-04
  • @ecmyers you twittered during group?! #
  • AHHHH. No way. House did something about a woman scratching through her head. Damn. #
  • One of the key flaws in using a thumb drive for your work is demonstrated when aforementioned thumb drive goes missing. Panic is startin … #
  • @ecmyers Better than stuck in your stomach. #
  • Last night I stopped into Vinyl for a beer before writing group and one of the guys there helped escort an elderly lady across the street. #
  • And some of my cynicism and bitterness melted away. #
  • Sweet – prehistoric whales gave birth on land: http://tinyurl.com/aztq3e #
  • I’m frustrated by the fact that work numbs my brain. It’s difficult to get the blood flowing when I want to do something creative. Not w … #
  • Wow. I’m really sucking at tweeting within the limits today. I blame the shitty web interface I’m using and its inability to give me a c … #
  • Argh. Character count. #
  • Attempt to install a desktop Twitter client was a failure. As was the attempt to install a new browser. Looks like I’m crippled for now. #
  • Last night I thought of an old story idea of mine that I thought I could now write. Then I promptly forgot it. Where are you, idea? #
  • I’m thinking that the computer screen might be tripping me up with the writing. I might take up the pen again. #
  • @ecmyers No, a different one. There’s one I mostly use, but I was using the one from last night as a backup. It has to be somewhere at home. #
  • Today has been a wasted day. I blame it on lack of sleep, but really, I feel a little regretful. But today is the bridge after all. #
  • @thejordache Thanks for reminding me. I probably will get home late, but I need to watch it tonight to guard against spoilers. #
  • @thejordache Where do you usually watch it? #
  • Damn, there’s actually some programming I want to see at NYCC this weekend. Oh, and if you’ll be there, maybe I’ll see you. #
  • I’m a little nervous about seeing the accountant tonight, but if anyone can sort out my tax stuff, it’s her, right? #
  • Did you hear the one about the guy who tried to rob a store dressed as a Klingon? #
  • No, really – http://tinyurl.com/bxhnd4 #
  • @ecmyers oh. Maybe I invented the rest in my head. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-02-03
  • Birthday plan for Thursday night has taken shape. Friday is already set and drying. 35th Birthday Weekend is a go. #
  • I am watching Heroes, but only out of curiosity. Can Mark Verheiden save this show? #
  • @jimboweb I say no re: episode #
  • In NJ, in the snow, waiting for the train. Still lots to do before Thurs night. Then, celebration. #
  • @therinth the birthday weekend of excellence. You’re the 8th right? #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-02-02
  • When lacking motivation, research can be a big help. #
  • That careerbuilder commercial is my life! #
  • I am very sick of Inspector Lestrade. He has to go away now. #
  • Is it me or does some of the Superbowl music sound like the old Battlestar Galactica music? #
  • It seems unusual to have two decent Superbowls two years in a row. #
  • @pablod I never do that. Some people insist it’s proper, though. #
  • @tobiasbuckell Are you doing anything in NY where people can come out and see you? #
  • What’s the best thing to look for in a new doctor other than proximity? I need a checkup and I want something close to work. #
  • @ecmyers Wow. And creepy, too. And I don’t think SciFi’s Taken is what people think of when they think of her. #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-02-01
  • my xbox won’t recognize my internet connection. It worked for a second but now it doesn’t again. It doesn’t like my airport… #
  • @thejordache The video game? Or the original? #
  • So Gears of War is mostly a fun game, but driving the truck and having to shoot the Kryll with the UV gun? Not my kind of thing. #
  • @thejordache I used to love that game. Never had much opportunity to play (just a little here and there), but I thought it was great. #
  • January tally is 6 rejections. Some of those are on their last legs, sadly. Time to revise and send new stories out. #
  • It actually feels warm today. Didn’t need the hat or the gloves. #
  • @edenrobins You got a cat? Awesome. #

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Raining Fire, the third and final book in the Ben Gold series, was released on July 18, 2017. This book concludes the story begun in Falling Sky and Rising Tide. Publisher’s Weekly said, “Khanna wraps up his postapocalyptic adventure series with a capable page-turner…the airships, slavers, cannibalistic Ferals, and visceral action scenes make this a worthy culmination to the series.”

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Rising Tide, the sequel to Falling Sky, was released on October 6, 2015. Publisher's Weekly said, "Khanna crafts a terrifyingly dismal picture of the future, raising the stakes by gradually stripping Ben of friends and support while throwing him into increasingly dire situations. His worldbuilding remains solid and unsettling, and he never loses sight of the human element. The cliffhanger ending is sure to leave readers on the edges of their seats, panting for resolution."

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Falling Sky, my first novel, came out October 7, 2014 from Pyr. It's an adventure story set in a post-apocalyptic future with airships. Publisher's Weekly called it a "solid and memorable debut" while Library Journal gave it a starred review and named it Debut of the Month. For more information, please click here.

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