Tuesday Hangovers Et Things

• Item the first: We will be at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend. Christopher is doing a talk at the Eddie's Attic stage at 2:30 Sunday, about Sandstorm and also doing work-for-hire and the differences and similarities between that and original work; come. It'll be good. Otherwise, we'll be around and about and please do say hello.
• Blondie at Coney Island (and other photos by Bob Gruen).
• Colleen on a faaaabulous new long novelette by Connie Willis, "All About Eve" available from Subterranean. I loved it to pieces.
• Ann Patchett offers some writing advice in a new e-book, which I'll definitely be snagging. I love Patchett's nonfiction work almost as much as as her novels.
• Another couple of Flavorwire links: monstrously modified vintage cityscapes and history's ill-fated literary couples.
• A gorgeous post from Phoebe North inspired by her experience of Hurricane Irene.
• Horror movie makers talk about their own favorite scary creepfests.
• Cyn talks about themes and concerns and the making of her wonderful series that began with Tantalize. Check it out.
• Classic insults from classic actors. (Via the wily cinetrix.)
• The fine art of museum security in the WaPo.
• And, yes, yes, it's been everywhere already, but can you really watch Tom Waits Cookie Monster too many times? When you are tired of this, you are tired of life.