I’ve heard the idea of keeping a notepad by your bed for capturing those weird ideas that come out of your dream state, but this is the first time I can recall hearing anyone say you should actually write in bed. # It’s been a bit of a productive morning, but not on the project […]
Read More ...Modern Life is So Tough
Don’t you hate it when you’re walking down a hallway at work or wherever, and you’re talking to someone on the phone, and in the course of walking your hand brushes against your pants pocket and you think Hey, where the hell did my phone go? I’ve lost my phone!” And you pause for that […]
Read More ...“The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane” Takes Flight
I’m happy to announce that the Fiction River Anthology How to Save the World was published today, including my short story “The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane.” Sounds Super Heroish, doesn’t it? Well … it is … except it’s not … except it’s hard science, or, as editor John Helfers said while accepting […]
Read More ...A Letter to Ron
Dear Ron, This is episode seven talking. I’ve got something to say to you, and that something is this: Neener, neener neener. No. I am not going to make this easy on you. Why should I? I’m not the one who brought me to this point. Of course, I’ve got loose ends, but I’m not […]
Read More ...Career Paths, Kerfuffles, Respect, and SFWA
I was talking to a co-worker today who was running thoughts past me about a possible next role. We discussed steps that had occurred, people who had been talked to, and the relative merits of the role and this co-worker’s capabilities and merits. Mostly, though, we talked about a question the co-worker had about how […]
Read More ...“Josie Andrew” Makes it to the Kindle
In celebration of Father’s Day weekend, I thought I would take the opportunity to release my short story “The Disappearance of Josie Andrew” to Amazon for you kindle users out there–complete with a revamped cover image. (It’s already on Smashwords and all the places SW distributes to for all those other reader-types). DJA is a […]
Read More ...Shadows of Episode Eight?
I’ve spent most of the morning reviewing episode six and seven, and trying to convince myself that I’m not in need of an episode eight. It started when I asked myself what the driving point was for episode seven, and when I settled on what I thought it was, that led me to a bit […]
Read More ...Perdido Street Station
The problem with reading China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station at a rate of a chapter a night is that it’s really hard to hold the whole thing in your head for that long. Just saying. Yeah, I know I’m late to that train, but we do our best, you know? Share Me
Read More ...“After” Sees Print
I’m happy to note that 16 Single Sentence Stories has been released in chapbook form. You can buy the physical form for an oh-so-cheap $5, or if you prefer a PDF copy, it’s free at the site. This is a labor of love performed brilliantly by editor Matthew Bennardo and illustrator K. Sekelsky, and it […]
Read More ...A Key Safari
It’s getting late and I need to get to the local pizza place to meet my beloved, who has just finished a long day of work. I cannot find my keys. The irony here is that at this very moment I am listening to a TED Talks radio podcast about memory. Though the podcast will […]
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