Many people have written to share their appreciation of these posts. A few folks have expressed some surprise: «Creative writing? I thought you were a computer guy!» So since there's no news yet (four days to next oncology appointment), I thought I'd ramble on for a space about how I ended up managing websites.

View What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

I continue to be deeply moved by the volume of support via email, website comments, letters, phone calls, and visits. Occasionally, someone apologizes for taking a long time to respond or not knowing what to say. But there's no need for any apology.

View What to Do? What to Say?

I know people have been waiting for an update, so I agreed to an interview by my good friend Cyril the salamander.

View Interview with Cyril

I'd like to thank the Academy…and all the others who have shown their support since I got my diagnosis.

View Oscar Acceptance

Often throughout my life, I've been told that I «radiate calm» or words to that effect, which is typically a good thing. Given the recent circumstances, though, I think there is a concern I may be taking this conceit too far. More than one person has looked at me as if saying, «Shouldn't you be more distraught?» I know this because one of the first people to think so was me.

View The Calm During the Storm