Last night I released a notification for a fantastic anthology focused on ethics and social issues that, I’m quite proud to be part of. Today I get to announce project #2! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Time passes. Teenage sidekicks grow up. Heroes and villains settle down and start families, with the next generation of […]
Read More ...Stars in the Darkness
I am incredibly happy to note that my story “G-Bomb” has been included in this fantastic new project. Stars in the Darkness–Stories of Wisdom, Justice, and Love, is a collection of stories about why justice matters, and what the ramifications are for individuals, groups, towns, countries, or even worlds if justice is not expected, encouraged, […]
Read More ...How Do I Get Better at Writing?
In the months before we moved to Arizona, I met up for lunch with a young writer who asked lots of “how do I get started” kinds of questions. He was an energetic guy with lots of passion and just the right amount of oblivion to the idea failure to ensure he would make it […]
Read More ...A Dark Day for the Cards
So, there I was, sitting in my Louisville Cardinal pajama bottoms this morning when I saw reports that the school was preparing to fire head basketball coach Rick Pitino. Shortly thereafter, that news came to include athletic director Tom Jurich, who was presumably fired because he refused at this point to get rid of Pitino. […]
Read More ...Ron’s Recommendation: The Memory Palace
As with most things, I’ve come upon Nate DiMeo’s Memory Palace podcast late. Technically, this is good because it means I have well over a hundred episodes I can listen to rather than waiting breathlessly for the next one to drop. Seriously, each of these episodes are a a great way to spend ten minutes […]
Read More ...Five More Things I Like
Another day, another Trump blast. Yes, it can be more than a little exhausting keeping up with a guy who seems to wake up every day with a self-aggrandizing agenda peppered with the various “ism” of the day. That’s life though. In the midst of the stress brought on by negativism, I wanted to take […]
Read More ...Space Traders, DACA, and Good SF
In listening to fallout over Trump’s recent DACA decision, I’m drawn to parallels with Derrick Bell’s Space Traders, a controversial novella published in 1992 that examines what might happen if an alien race offered the US government a wondrous bounty in return for the entirety of the country’s African American population. Outlandish, right? I say […]
Read More ...Fast Writing vs. Work >> Starborn Nears!
— For those patiently awaiting Starborn, book 6 of Stealing the Sun, I’m relieved to say the wait is nearly over. I’ve gotten feedback from my beta readers (very positive, yay!), and am in the last stages of getting the manuscript ready for copy editing. I’ll wait a bit before giving a solid publication date, […]
Read More ...Five Reasons to See Logan Lucky
Lisa and I took a break yesterday and saw Logan Lucky. Afterward, we read reviews and talked about the film. On the whole, I’ll say it was worth seeing, though I didn’t like it as much as I wanted to like it. I think it has some specific flaws, and I don’t think it really […]
Read More ...“Just Business” Appears in Crimes, Capers, and Rule-Breakers!
Yeah, I’m a little behind in my news-ing, so that’s where we’ll be the next day or two… First up, let me say that I’m terribly excited to report that my short story “Just Business” is now available in the Crimes, Capers, and Rule-Breakers bundle! It’s a collection of 20 short stories with a great […]
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