The most crazed of you might have already noticed that, as of this morning, my short story “The Test of Time” is now available at Amazon. This is a fun short story that first appeared in Mike Resnick’s Return of the Dinosaurs. It was always highly rated back when it was on the now-defunct Fictionwise, […]
Read More ...The Damned Fever Breaks
I’ve been struggling with a short story for the past week or so, which most certainly happens, and which is more annoying each time it does. You get used to things flowing, you know? And when things flow, everything is grand. The sky is bluer, the sunlight cleaner, and the breeze fresher. Then the writing […]
Read More ...Lessons of Wertheim
So, I was in Germany for the day job recently, and that was kind of fun. I found that it, like most of the places I go to, taught me a lesson. But I’m finding this lesson more ambiguous, or more powerful, but nowhere near as direct. India, for example, taught me about perceptions–mine, mostly. […]
Read More ...On Spec Arrives
Imagine my joy when I came home from work this evening to find in my mail box a pair of copies of On Spec, complete with my story “Operation Hercules” and Roberta Laurie’s interview of me. I am seriously not used to all this activity around my writing. It’s kinda nice … Don’t know about […]
Read More ...Indy 500 Special!
It’s Race Week! It’s Race Week! It’s Race Week! Starting today and running until the end of the Indy 500, anyone who drops me an email with something that suggests they’ve bought a copy of Three Days in May will receive a free e-copy of their choice of either Five Magics or Picasso’s Cat & […]
Read More ...Interstellar Fiction takes “Out of the Fire”
In quickly breaking news, I am happy to announce that I’ve come to agreement with Adam Crouse and the good folks at Interstellar Fiction to have my short story “Out of the Fire” published in their June issue–which should be going up, well, in June. June 1st, to be specific. Very pleased, of course. I […]
Read More ...Stacking Up
As I noted previously on Facebook, I see that Barb Galler-Smith has announced that the new issue of On Spec is out, complete with an interview of me and my story “Operation Hercules.” OH is your basic dinosaur in World War II story, and is a favorite of mine for a few reasons. Needless to […]
Read More ...Fiction River Update
I’m really pleased to note that Kris Rusch has posted a note about the Fiction River anthology How to Save the World, edited by John Helfers. This anthology will include my story “The Legend of Parker Clark and Lois Jane.” I’m terribly excited to be part of this one. Here’s the cover: Share Me
Read More ...Gatsby
We went to see “The Great Gatsby” today. I thought it was an interesting film that was worth seeing despite the fact that it fell flat in a lot of ways. In other words, I can see why it’s drawn mixed reviews. What I liked: 1) The story is, of course, really solid. And, since […]
Read More ...A Friendly Note
As we’re off to see Gatsby and likely consume quantities of popcorn and a “small” (ha!) cup (jug) of sugary goodness, here’s a friendly note from the food industry Share Me
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