Thursday Lisa and I went to see “42,” which is (as I told Lisa afterwards) probably the worst movie I’ve ever really enjoyed. What this means, I guess, is that the story of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier is so powerful on its own that you almost can’t make it uninteresting. But the story’s […]
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A Couple Brief Reviews
Always nice to see a nice blurb/review of something I wrote, in this case a bit on “The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane”, which this reviewer gave 5-stars. Yay! Lois Tilton at Locus also reviewed “Operation Hercules” in what I’ll take as a favorable light. I’ll repeat it here since I can’t link […]
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At one point of my life I watched a ton of baseball. It’s a nifty game, really. Different than all other games. Its matches play in waves–each inning, each half-inning, really–being it’s own event, the flow of anticipation builds slowly, then releases in unexpected ways. You can watch a baseball game, and if you’re truly […]
Read More ...“The Teammates” Sees Print
It’s hard to settle back into a semi-normal flow of life after a big event like the wedding. But I’m very pleased to note that my story “The Teammates” is now live and available online for free in the new issue of Galaxy’s Edge. This was a fun one to write, and one that I […]
Read More ...A Few Wedding Pictures
We’ve already got about a gazillion pictures floating around Facebook and wherever, but here are a few that folks coming here might be interested in. It was a celtic-themed bash, with the groom and groomsmen (and dads!) in kilts, and the bride in the absolutely most perfect dress ever made (classic, with a touch of […]
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Amy Sterling Casil writes a remarkable memory of A.J. Budrys. And, yes, I do remember her confusion over A.J.’s commentary one year. And yes, she has a rare gift. I felt A.J. was pretty rough with my work my first year at WotF until very late in that week. He dismissed a piece of mine […]
Read More ...Brigid and Nick
In about ten hours my little girl is getting married. I am so happy for her–and for Nick, my soon-to-be son-in-law. (Yikes!). For the past couple weeks I’ve taken to spending a little time each day reading through my blog archives and taking in various posts where I’ve mentioned her, or given stories about how […]
Read More ...“Survivors” to Analog
Among all the hecticity going on (have I mentioned that my little girl is getting married here … maybe not), I’m pleased to note that Trevor Quachri at Analog has let me know he’s interested in publishing my story “Survivors.”. Contracts still to be signed, but we’ve somehow managed to complete that stage several times […]
Read More ...How to Be Happier?
Every now and again at work or in various discussions about human effectiveness I hear that money is not a motivator. And, of course it’s always preceded by the notorious re-statement of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs “As long as you have enough…” I get it, and I agree with it even though I have to […]
Read More ...You Go, Vera!
I’m happy to note that my friend Vera Nazarian’s Kickstarter project “Cobweb Bride” is available early. You can get it in multiple formats here. As a backer, I’ve already picked up my copy, of course. And it’s next on my TBR pile.
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