So, yeah, one of the great things about our week off (back so long ago, now), was that I had some time to actually read. I got through a couple novels, and a couple novellas in that short span. I wanted to talk a little about one of the novels here, because if you have […]
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Lisa on Costa Maya
So Lisa and I did go to the Caribbean to celebrate our anniversary this year, and, as can be expected, it had some fantastic moments. We did Jamaica and Mexico this time, and I figured I would take a moment here and post one of my favorite sequences of pictures of my beloved that came […]
Read More ...Knowing what it’s about
I’ve been working on this silly Episode 8 of my fantasy novella series for about a decade. At least it seems that way. I’ve essentially “finished” it twice, but each time I’ve just not liked it. You know what I mean, right? It was all there, but it didn’t seem to buzz. So each time […]
Read More ...News, cruise, and a tough goodbye
Whew. What a couple weeks. Publishing News! Let me start today by getting a couple “businessy” things noted. First, I’ve seen some reaction starting to roll in regarding my story “Survivors,” which is in the June issue of Analog, and it’s all been pretty nice. Two separate reviewers (Harlen Bayha & Clancy Weeks) at Tangent […]
Read More ...“Surviviors” published in Analog
I’m pleased to note that my short story “Survivors” is in this month’s issue of Analog magazine. It’s a fun story to me because it came about as the result of a challenge that Lisa Silverthorne and I did in the day before a writer’s workshop last year. It also starts with a set of […]
Read More ...“The Mysterious Case of Shojiro Sano’s Bats” released
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Baseball is upon us. Okay, technically baseball was upon the Aussies a few days ago, but Monday sees the opening of the game here in the US. I’m pleased to be celebrating baseball’s opening day by announcing that my short story “The Mysterious Case of Shojiro Sano’s Bats” […]
Read More ...Two Interesting Things Thursday
I have this habit of finding a link I think is going to be interesting, clicking on it, and then leaving it on my open tabs to get to whenever I have the time. Today I want to talk about two of these. The problem with this process, though, is that I lose track of […]
Read More ...The Big Bang, Inflation, explained
Okay, it’s an hour long, so I know a lot of folks won’t have the patience for it. But if you want a pretty reasonable understanding of why the recent news about the big bang is … well … such big news, you could do a lot worse than taking the time to listen to […]
Read More ...How to prove you’re a man in 5 easy steps
If you’ve been following me for the past few months you know that in the process of becoming a full-time writer I’ve also taken over most of the daily chores around the house. This includes going to the grocery. Step 1 – Make a list of things you want to buy Step 2 – Get […]
Read More ...Announcing Skyfox Publishing
Today I’m quite pleased to announce that from this time forward, I’ll occasionally be releasing work through Skyfox Publishing. This is a new independent publishing group I’ve created that will be focused on my own work, though I may well branch out a bit here and there. We shall see. I would like to thank […]
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