So I’ve been slowly-but-surely working on this new book of mine. It’s a difficult little puzzle for me–not quite a classic storyline. I have no idea if it’s commercial or not-commercial or what. All I know is that it’s an interesting puzzle, and it’s beginning to take some sort of shape that I kind of […]
Read More ...A Fish Tank Full of Escher
Craig Reade at cxPulp gives Deca-Dad three and a half stars, and rates it one of the better stories in the December Analog. I’ll take it. While you’re just kinda sitting there vegging, you might find it fun to check out these two great pieces of animation at TOR.com. They are like watching a fish […]
Read More ...And Again…
More kind words about “Deca-Dad” in the December Analog, this time from Sarah Joynt-Borger at Tangent Online. It’s always fun to see how others look at my work. [grin] Share Me
Read More ...A Few Nice Words
I see a few nice words have rolled in regarding my story “Deca-Dad” in this month’s Analog. Lois Tilton comments in Locus. Aaron Pound provides his thoughts in his blog, Dreaming About Other Worlds In addition, I should direct your attention to Mike Resnick’s blog post at Novelspot regarding his collaborations. It’s an interesting read, […]
Read More ...Midnight
I’ve titled this last one “Midnight at River’s Edge.” It’s quite short, but seems to work for me. Now we get to see if it works for anyone else. [grin] Share Me
Read More ...A Quiet Walk
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and listening about the information overload that human beings are suffering in modern days. We’re reading on phones and e-readers in snippets of times where we were in downtime before, or we’re listening to iPods, or staring at TV screens while we’re working out–activities that were once the […]
Read More ...Deca-Dad is Published
I’m pleased to note that my short story “Deca-Dad” has now been published in the December issue of Analog (yea, I know it’s not yet December…I don’t make the rules). Share Me
Read More ...Picasso’s Cat available at Smashwords
I already mentioned the Picasso’s Cat & Other stories is available for the Kindle at Amazon.com. Now I get to report you can find it in other e-formats at Smashwords, complete with a free pre-read portion. Hope you enjoy it. Share Me
Read More ...Getting it Together
This morning I set my iTunes to Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick and set out to plot out the rest of this book I’ve been fiddling with. First, let me say that Tull’s TaaB is a great writing background for me. It’s full of rich, intertwining musical riffs without too much in the way […]
Read More ...Do You Believe in Expert Advice?
This pretty much defines what’s wrong with the world, eh? Or at least what’s wrong with the world of politics. Share Me
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