Reading Vera

As I noted before, I’ve recently read Vera Nazarian’s Cobweb Bride. It’s an outstanding piece of work, and I recommend you read it, too–specifically if you enjoy fantasy on the dark side. I waited to comment on it here, though, because as a supporter of her kickstarter project I received an additional prize of my […]

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The Hardest Thing to Write

I’m very excited to note that the Third Flatiron Anthologies “Lost Worlds, Retraced” anthology is nearly ready to release. You can see the cover and the list of stories (including my own “Schrodinger’s Soldier”) at their website. I was especially pleased to see I was sharing the TOC with fellow Oregon Workshopper DeAnna Knippling, who […]

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The Hours Problem

A month ago I wrote a semi-tongue-in-cheek piece about how I was feeling like a single parent. At the time, Lisa’s foot surgery was a week in, and I was absorbed in “running the household.” It was damned hard work. I made a bit of light in the process of bemoaning it. We’re a month […]

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Brigid Publishes Singer

I can’t believe how excited I am to report that Brigid, my gifted and magnificent daughter, has released her first book! It’s a YA/Fantasy with SF undertones, titled Singer, and I can say with only the barest of parental bias that it’s a danged good read. You can get it in pretty much any e-format […]

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I’ll Take It

More good stuff coming in about my novelette “Following Jules.” SFRevu says: This was a beautiful story about love. I’ll take it. [grin] # Without going into specifics, it’s been a very long month. My pure output has dwindled, and I’ve lost momentum on the projects I had in the pipeline. Oh, it’s okay, of […]

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Mark Evans Makes Me Smile

We got back from an impromptu trip to Arizona, and upon return I was pleased to see my contributors copy of the October issue of Analog complete with my story “Following Jules.” The story itself is getting some good chatter around the web (here, here, and here, for example), but what had me hopped up […]

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WotF and Galaxy’s Edge, and a Review

My Google collector brought me this nice little piece that appeared on WatchListNews. I suspect Mike actually met the other two guys at the WotF workshop, whereas I wrangled my way into that contest sometime after I had begun corresponding with him. Not that it matters at all. I found it interesting to see the […]

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The Single Parent: An Appreciation

I don’t know how single parents do it. Seriously. I am so growing a mega-great appreciation for what you single parents have to deal with. For the past week and a half I’ve been managing the household “on my own” while Lisa recovers from her foot surgery. This means getting things around in the morning, […]

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