A few years back, I posted a link to these photos that I took on Sutton Square, the street where Gia lives. I thought I'd bring 'em back again for those who may have missed them.

First Shot:
The tiny street of Sutton Square. Could that be Gia and Vicky walking together? At the time these shots were taken, the tiny park at the end of the street was under construction.

Second Shot:
Corner of York Avenue and Sutton Square.

Third Shot:
The house I believe to be Gia's.

Fourth Shot:
The view from Gia's house, overlooking the 59th Street Bridge and the East River.

Fifth Shot:
Looking east down Gia's tiny street; her house is the last on the left.

Anyone seen the previews for this remake? I am pretty excited for it even though I am a big fan of the original with John Wayne I think Bridges, Damon and Brolin starring in it along with the Coen brothers being in control can't be a bad thing.

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My first collection, SOFT & OTHERS, has been out of print and hard to find for 20 years. I've resurrected it as an ebook with bonus stories. All formats: $2.99. Lots of other formerly o-o-p titles available on my ebook page - some free, most $2.99.

I see that Leslie Nielsen passed away. He certainly carved out a niche for himself in stupid comedies.

It’s that time of year, so here we go again.

If you're looking for a unique, reasonably priced Christmas gift for your sons and daughters and nieces and nephews, or even some adult children on your list, your ol' buddy the Effster has heard your wails of despair and once again come to the rescue.

For a limited time we're offering inscribed copies of my illustrated children's Christmas book, The Christmas Thingy. The same local bookseller as last year has agreed to handle the sales.

NOTA BENE: We'll have to cut off orders as of ***12/20*** to guarantee Christmas delivery.

It's out of print everywhere except this newsletter, but you can go here for a peek inside.

Here's the deal: For $20 ($15 + $5 S&H) you'll get the large-size (11.4 x 8.9 inches) softcover fully illustrated book inscribed to the recipient. After you call in your order to Rita at Book Towne, I'll stop by her store and inscribe the book to the intended recipient(s), then she'll pop it in the mail.

I usually write (with a red Sharpie):
"To Thingy's pal,
(name or names),
Merry Christmas!"
and then my signature.

Call Rita at 732-722-7255 or stop by her store at 171 Main St, Manasquan, NJ 08736

For those of you who don't know, David Schow, Douglas Winter, and I recorded a commentary track years ago to coincide with Paramount's release of The Keep DVD. Well, Michael Mann aborted that and the track has lain fallow ever since. Now, with the film available from Netflix in streaming form, maybe we should make it available.

Question: Does anyone know where we could put up such huge files for sale? We're looking for a Kindlelike operation where someone houses the files, collects the money, and sends us our share. We don't expect to sell many and so the price would be nominal - just enough to make it worth someone's while.

I was watching the movie Son of Dracula the other day. It is a movie in the 40's and Dracula calls himself Alucard(read backwords if you havent already). Anyhow I was wondering if that was an influence to all of the different versions of Rasalom's names? I wont say them here because some are sort of spoilerish.

Anyone notice in the book Infernal that the chapter for Friday is missing. Page 173 shows the day Thursday and then skips to Saturday on page 201. Also on page 185 if you figure out Jack's translation for the combination for the chest, the actual word he spells out is not Gefreda. It is Gefleda. :confused:

It's not exactly news, but Draculas is now available in trade paperback, but without all the bonus material in the ebook.

My first short story collection (plus some bonus tales) is back in print after 20-some years. Soft & Others is available in all formats.