Today—for the first time since, I think, February of 2020—before covid, anyway, I actually went and got a “real” haircut. Perhaps you might one of those who would say I’ve been overly cautious, or perhaps not. But once covid hit, I’ve stayed away from such public places as much as I could. As I told […]
Read More ...Fun Thing of the Day #3 – Morgan James and the Illustrated White Album
As a rule, I’m not particularly big on covers. Or, well, really, I am happy to listen to artists cover their favorite songs—but as a rule I’m almost always going to say that the original was “better.” This gets me into all sorts of twisted little arguments with folks who argue otherwise. This is fine. […]
Read More ...Fun Thing of the Day #2 – Diamondbacks, Baseballs, and the Golden Side to Social Media
As I noted a couple days back, I’m trying to focus on some fun things every now and again. The last one gave you a great little rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody. Today’s item comes courtesy of Kris Rusch, in that I had seen the headline in one of my twitter feeds, but probably wouldn’t have […]
Read More ...Fun Thing of the Day #1: Lake Street Dive Does Bohemian Rhapsody
I decided I wanted to do something just for fun, you know? Quirky, or witty or whimsical. Whatever. Didn’t matter. But I was feeling the need to focus on something interesting and positive and … well … fun. Like a lot of people, this past year has gotten me into a bit of a funk. […]
Read More ...Coronavirus vs. The Economy
After watching the Biden speech last night and having now been fully vaccinated (yay me!), I found myself getting interested this morning in the ways different people are viewing the virus. This is something I’ve done on and off during this little pandemic of ours, but it’s been a while. So I took a bit […]
Read More ...Eleven And A Quarter Laps
I’m a little late to the party, of course, but Analog recently published one of my short stories: “Hillman, Charles Dallas, Age: 35, No Partner, Parents: Deceased.” I’m certainly biased, but I think you’ll like it. At least I hope it might get you to thinking a bit. Now they’ve dropped a companion piece I […]
Read More ...Some of This Is True is published
I’ve been in a lot of really good Anthologies, but to be honest this one might be among the best. I’m so pleased to say that my story “Some of This Is True” appears in Fiction River: Dark and Deadly Passions. A scan of the TOC covers so many of my favorite writers. Like most […]
Read More ...Realm City & The Space Opera Odyssey Bundle!
Okay, I’ve been a little slow to the punch, but there’s still time…for two days only, you can pick up this great little bundle of Space Opera Christmas joy—a bundle that include an exclusive release of my new book Realm City. I’ve written a couple short stories in this environment, but this is my first […]
Read More ...October Dare: Day 11, Morning Notes
Got a later start today than normal, probably because I woke up in the middle of the night with an odd pain in my hip. No idea why. Maybe it’s just getting old, or maybe it was because the cat was sleeping on me. < shrug >. Got back to sleep a bit later, though. […]
Read More ...October Dare: Day 10 – Fighting the River
“A Dare is about letting your soul free.” Some time ago I said that to my writing twin Lisa Silverthorne. A Dare is about letting your soul free. We were talking about the concept of writing a novel in a month (or less) versus the idea inherent in what is now the classic NaNoWriMo thing—which […]
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