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Interview with the Muse

I have a muse. This muse isn’t human. I wouldn’t call it ‘human’, anyway. It believes itself to be a source of artistic inspiration—which, of course, is the function of a true muse—the fostering of creativity. This thing, however, is a far cry from any kind of encouraging force. Rather, it just hangs around and…

The Help Cometh?

Everybody wants to help this somewhat-struggling author! Claire W is reaching out for Dublin Readers Lauren Hayes wants to improve my ‘visibility’ Adam is a TikTok strategist Michael Dominion wants to hold a ‘quick chat’ about my book Mike Wilton wants to improve my Ebook positioning Leigh Bardugo wants to ‘exchange insights’ Emily Clover wants…

Christmas 2025

Snarky Muse: Why do you write? Me: Wow, just cut to the chase … Okay, in the words of Joan Didion: I write to find out what I think. And ink is cheaper than therapy. Snarky Muse: Did you say that? Me: No, that’s Victor Kline. Snarky Muse: Fine, I’ll just ask the regular stuff:…

33 Frivolous Pricks

This work, my 12th, looks at the historical episodes of the 20th century in the US—mostly the 1950s and 1960s—that defined the baby-boomer generation and the early years of my youth. There is destruction—bombs drop, dams burst, volcanos erupt, zeppelins crash, hurricanes ravage. Bad things happen. There are riots and there are killings (many of…