This is the last of a series about the Anthology Workshop run by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith, a week-long look into the inner workings of traditionally published short fiction. The first post in this series outlines the event itself and provides links to the rest of my discussion, so if you’re new […]
Read More ...You Just Gotta Vote
I mean, we know why. We can't "gotcha" them anymore. It's good to call it out — I just mean, they're not hypnotized by their own hypocrisy. They get it. They use it. It's purposeful. Our recourse is to punish them at the voting booth, and boot their asses to the curb. https://t.co/SjC4aKprpF — Chuck […]
Read More ...Buck O’Neil and My Day at the Book Shop
I wish I could say the good guy always wins, but that’s not how the world works. Sometimes good people win, sometimes they don’t. But either way, at least good is always good. # There I was, at a place that sells used stuff, hanging around shelves filled with dusty old books while my wife […]
Read More ...Celebrate July 4th by Thinking About How Great America Can Someday Be.
A couple nights ago Lisa and I watched a Vice News report about the senior project of Erin Bailey, a high school student in Columbus, Indiana. This was a bit of old news, as the event happened a few months ago—but I hadn’t seen the report. I only came across is now because a Facebook […]
Read More ...Mr. Rogers, Fight Club, and Snowflakes
Lisa and I went to see Won’t You Be My Neighbor today—the recently released documentary of Fred Rogers’ work. I’m not going to spoil anything about the specifics of the film here, so you can read on without great fear there. But I am going to talk about how this has made me feel and […]
Read More ...Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
I don’t know if I’ve ever been more intrigued with a New York congressional primary winner than I am right now. No, let me restate that—there’s no doubt that I’ve never been more intrigued with what’s going on in New York politics than I am today. I don’t mean that as an antagonism toward New […]
Read More ...Adventures of a First-Time Editor: Stage 7 – Selling & the Production Process
This is the eighth installment of a series about the Anthology Workshop run by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith, and which is being held in Las Vegas from this point on. It’s a week-long look into the inner workings of traditionally published short fiction. The first post in the series outlines the event […]
Read More ...Movie Boy & Music Girl in Wishes!
Those days where you receive contributor’s copies to stuff you’re in are, like, the best days ever. This time it’s the Fiction River: Wishes anthology, which is a publication I’ve been looking forward to because it has work from both Brigid and me! With the number of times this has happened, you might think that […]
Read More ...Adventures of a First-Time Editor: Stage 6 – Dealing With Rejection
This one’s a little shorter than the others, but I suppose that’s not saying much. It’s also…uh…not really that short. Sorry about that. This is the seventh installment of a series about the Oregon Coast Anthology Workshop, which is being held in Las Vegas from this point on. It’s a week-long look into the inner […]
Read More ...Covering the Games Appears in Avatar Dreams!
Yeah, I’m late to the party again. Life, you know? Anyway, I want to take a moment to note that my story “Covering the Games” is now available in a particularly fascinating anthology titled Avatar Dreams Get the Kindle or Print Version Here This anthology is chock-full of stories that touch on the futuristic (or […]
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