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.