____________________________________________________ {Thanks again to J. Haniver for conducting this interview and editing out the “ummms.” –TmC] What led to the writing of this novel? I’ve always liked giant monster movies, so it seemed sort of inevitable, maybe, that I’d write about big creatures at some point. For this story in particular, what happened was I… Continue reading Q & A for WE ARE STRANGE CREATURES
Author: Todd Michael Cox
Q & A for INVASION OF THE BEEKEEPERS
[Thanks to J. Haniver for once again recording and editing the following interview. –TmC] I remember you telling me that you came up with this novel while you were writing After the Death of the Ice Cream Man. Sort of. I thought, back when I was writing After the Death in 2004, that I wanted… Continue reading Q & A for INVASION OF THE BEEKEEPERS
“Iowa” and Me
It’s hard for me to believe I wrote Iowa back in 2007 (though it came out in 2016). It speaks so much to our modern era, political and otherwise, that it spooks me a little. Like this stuff: “And noticing this, he began to notice how prevalent Madness had become. It was always there, in… Continue reading “Iowa” and Me
Science
I was thinking, recently, of how people who disbelieve in science are annoying (COVID is real, ya fucktards), but also how equally annoying are those who fetishize it. The latter, of course, seems to be the de rigueur attitude among those who wish to seem enlightened, but it certainly seems obvious that science, as a… Continue reading Science
The meaning of Lost Creek Falls
[This entry will, of course, contain a bit of a spoiler towards its end. If you haven’t read Lost Creek Falls yet, I urge you to proceed with caution. –TmC] __________________________________________ There is a way I write which is perhaps not in keeping with the times. It certainly seems to me, anyway, that contemporary works… Continue reading The meaning of Lost Creek Falls
Why I Write (or: Working Under Duress: making art in times of COVID and other Anxieties)
There was a lot of talk among creative folks over the past year regarding being creative during a global pandemic. I saw it on social media all the time, with many saying they couldn’t create at all and hadn’t written or drawn or made their art in months. Others expressed hesitations or guilt over releasing… Continue reading Why I Write (or: Working Under Duress: making art in times of COVID and other Anxieties)
Some thoughts on “Dizzlemuck” eleven years later… or is it nineteen?
My first published novel, Dizzlemuck, came out in 2010, but had originally been written in 2002, as a satire on Bush’s “war on terror.” It was inspired in part, too, by the trip the wife and I took to Scotland in early 2001, where we were married. Driving through some rather wild and ancient Scottish… Continue reading Some thoughts on “Dizzlemuck” eleven years later… or is it nineteen?
Final work on forthcoming novel, “Invasion of the Beekeepers.”
I am currently heavily involved in the final work on the forthcoming novel, Invasion of the Beekeepers. This is the “fine-tooth comb” point, in which I go through and make sure everything is where I want it. A final edit, if you will. Sometimes you’ll catch things that are obvious (like a name that should… Continue reading Final work on forthcoming novel, “Invasion of the Beekeepers.”
Q&A for LOST CREEK FALLS
[Thanks to J. Haniver for recording and editing the following interview. –TmC] __________________________________________ Where did the idea for this novel come from? I’m not sure, actually. Its original composition dates back to around 2010 through 2011, I believe. I know I myself wasn’t particularly satisfied with my life, and with the general state of world… Continue reading Q&A for LOST CREEK FALLS