Herbach’s New Book |
I'm reading The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg by Geoff Herbach right now and it's freaking me out. I've never read a book by a good friend before and it's hilarious to see real life storie...
Posted by Dave on Sat, 10 May 2008 09:57:00 PST |
Early "Suicide" Blurbs/Oppegaard in Italian? |
So The Suicide Collectors has gotten two blurbs in as of today and the foreign rights to publishing the novel have recently sold to Italy, which is wonderful and unexpected because not a great many de...
Posted by Dave on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:43:00 PST |
Late at Night, Listening to Bob Dylan on Headphones the Size of Two Small Planets |
Hello, how are you? I am fine. It is about to strike one AM here in Boise, Idaho. Did you know Boise is William Shakespeare's bi...
Posted by Dave on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:26:00 PST |
Endor: 25 Years Later |
As soon as you step foot on Endor you are reminded of the fierce, warrior like nature of its inhabitants, the Ewoks. If you make a sudden gesture as you step off your ship's landing ramp they poke you...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 09 May 2007 09:23:00 PST |
The Siege of St. Paul |
Sheets of ice rose into the skySo many clouds of frozen tearsAnd all the rivers,Done froze up.He blew into his handsAnd checked the temp.So many clothes to wear, and so manyHearts that needed jump sta...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:29:00 PST |
Wrestling! |
Excerpt from my novel THE COBALT LEGACY:Fenya leaned towards me and smiled. She had a nice smile. "Nikolai used to wrestle. In Russia, he lived for many years in wrestling boarding...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:59:00 PST |
Oppegaard Receives Letter from David Sedaris |
Dear Oppykins,I know, I know. It's been too long since we've talked. I've been busy, you know. Making money with my writing and all that. Now, don't pout. I've been reading your blog and oh, the fun H...
Posted by Dave on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:21:00 PST |
Letter to Madonna |
Dear Madonna,Please adopt me, 27 year-old Dave Oppegaard. Think about it. You know you want to. You know one small African boy won't be enough mothering to fill the bottomless void in your ...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:41:00 PST |
In the Land of Thespians |
This past weekend I was in Chicago. My step-sister's husband Chuck runs a small theater company and is directing a play ("The Crucible" by Arthur Miller) that goes up in less than a week. ...
Posted by Dave on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:09:00 PST |
Last Night |
My friend Noah lent me a movie called "Last Night". It's not a big budget, famous actor thriller. It's a stripped down, toned down flick about the last night on Earth. Offering no ex...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:46:00 PST |
