Amy Sterling Casil writes a remarkable memory of A.J. Budrys. And, yes, I do remember her confusion over A.J.’s commentary one year. And yes, she has a rare gift. I felt A.J. was pretty rough with my work my first year at WotF until very late in that week. He dismissed a piece of mine […]
Read More ...Brigid and Nick
In about ten hours my little girl is getting married. I am so happy for her–and for Nick, my soon-to-be son-in-law. (Yikes!). For the past couple weeks I’ve taken to spending a little time each day reading through my blog archives and taking in various posts where I’ve mentioned her, or given stories about how […]
Read More ...“Survivors” to Analog
Among all the hecticity going on (have I mentioned that my little girl is getting married here … maybe not), I’m pleased to note that Trevor Quachri at Analog has let me know he’s interested in publishing my story “Survivors.”. Contracts still to be signed, but we’ve somehow managed to complete that stage several times […]
Read More ...How to Be Happier?
Every now and again at work or in various discussions about human effectiveness I hear that money is not a motivator. And, of course it’s always preceded by the notorious re-statement of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs “As long as you have enough…” I get it, and I agree with it even though I have to […]
Read More ...You Go, Vera!
I’m happy to note that my friend Vera Nazarian’s Kickstarter project “Cobweb Bride” is available early. You can get it in multiple formats here. As a backer, I’ve already picked up my copy, of course. And it’s next on my TBR pile. Share Me
Read More ...What is Leadership?
What is leadership? I’ve been thinking a lot about this question over the past few weeks in relation to my real job, which some followers of this blog know, is embedded in the heart of Corporate America. This question–What is leadership?–is vitally important for businesses today. Everything changes so quickly, and our teams are constantly […]
Read More ...Start Your Day with Sarah Kay
As happens a lot on the internet, I came upon Sarah Kay through a series of randomish events and link clicks. She’s a spoken word poet, among other things, whose work has a startling clarity about it. I watched one of her videos a week or two back, and then her TED talk, and since […]
Read More ...What Words Can Do
I saw this on Twitter this morning, and it’s stayed with me as I finished my own writing. It helped me. Episode seven has been particularly stingy giving up its secrets, you may know, and after reading it I sat down and just tried to be outlandish. I think it’s worked. For today, anyway. A […]
Read More ...Scaring the Beejeebies Outta Folks
There is a certain sense of humor inherent in scaring the beejeebies someone. It’s a sick sense of humor, of course, but (as long as it’s not you) it’s admittedly funny to see someone jump or scream or otherwise flip out in shock as they cringe. “America’s Funniest Videos” has made a 27 thousand year […]
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