If you know me a little, you’ll know that I have this thing for baseball. It’s mathematics just sticks with me. 90 feet between the bases. Perfect. Differing home parks. Beautiful. Pitchers and hitters. Best match-up sport ever devised. I love other sports, too–college basketball in particular. But baseball is to be enjoyed at a […]
Read More ...Ron: (to Cat)
Scene: Ron, standing in kitchen, holding bottle of water, scratching cat. Ron: I’m heading downstairs to write for the next hour and a half. Cat: (speaking with eyes only, and perhaps a single tweak of a whisker) Yeah, right. Ron: I hope to make at least four good words. Cat: (gives cat chuckle, which looks […]
Read More ...Clutching stories in the snow
This morning started, like so many December mornings seem to, with a quick running of the snow shovel over the driveway. Hmpf. In more interesting “news,” I woke up today with something I’ll call a full story stuck in my mind. So, once the driveway was done and the beloved wife deposited at her place […]
Read More ...Two fun reads
If you like action-oriented, old-time, hold-onto-your-seat Heinlienesque SF, I suggest you check out William Crow Johnson’s two books, Earth 2.0: Prison Planet and his new one, Earth 2.1: Regensis. Big books about bold characters that move. Three bucks apiece on the kindle. What’s not to like, eh? Full Disclosure: Bill’s a writing buddy of mine […]
Read More ...“A Corner of the Mind” in non-Kindle formats
Sorry for the delay, but I’m happy to say that “A Corner of the Mind” is now up and available on Smashwords, so all those folks with non-Kindle e-Readers who have been putting their lives on hold waiting for this can now breathe again! In other news, my latest newsletter is nearly ready to ship, […]
Read More ...I’m a writer
I took a moment to get my hair cut yesterday. Somewhere along the way, the woman doing the deed asked where I worked. I said, “I’m a writer.” It felt weird, but a good weird. # The Bartholomew County Writer’s Group met yesterday. It was a fun time, as always. We had a lot of […]
Read More ...Rates of Male/Female “Heroes” in modern day scripts
This little scriptwriter meme has been floating around the net today, and I think it’s definitely interesting from a writer’s perspective. So check it out for that alone. But then I saw someone note that they were depressed that female heroes appeared in only 77 of the 277 scripts that were analyzed. This was considered […]
Read More ...Christmas in space? Oh, yes … with a twist of SF, of course
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner …” You think you know the story, right? But it goes deeper–way, way deeper–than that little rhyme could ever explain. For example, did you know the story happens in space? Probably not. And, did you know … wait … perhaps I’m going too far. If you want to […]
Read More ...“Three Days” on discount
Just a quick note to announce that Three Days in May … The Greatest Spectacle in Science Fiction, is available now on a holiday discount. This is a collection of stories set in and around the past and future of the Indianapolis 500, and includes “The Day the Track Stood Still,” which was first published […]
Read More ...Toe magician?
A conversation, held as Lisa and I were preparing to go to her work team’s outing last night: Lisa: It should be informal. Ron: Sounds good. Lisa: I think I’m going to wear jeans. Ron: < does not reply for too long > Lisa: Or not. I don’t know what I’ll wear. Ron: Don’t worry […]
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