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Armor Is Not That Heavy!
So, mea culpa. In The Wrong Sword, I made some (frankly almost inevitable) jokes about the weight of medieval armor. This is something of a grand tradition in medieval stories, starting at least as...
View ArticleJust Like in L.A.
Yesterday I hiked Inwood Hill Park.It was just like hiking Fryman Canyon in Los Angeles.Except for the humidity.And the trees.And the mighty river below it, instead of the wee drainage ditch.And the...
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Kaleidocast Kickstarter
For two seasons now, my speculative-fiction friends in Brooklyn have been doing a super-sweet podcast called the Kaleidocast. Its first season features readings of short stories by (among others)...
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Do You Like Weird Sci-Fi Art? Of Course You Do
Let's deconstruct:It's a space rabbit.It's pink.It's eating a planet...But none of that is enough. It also has to be shooting laser beams from its nose.So God bless the '70s Sci-Fi Art Page.
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Kaleidocast Is Kicking
Kidlings and podlings, just a reminder:The Kaleidocast Kickstarter is now live, and they are already 35% there.ICYMI, Kaleidocast is a podcast produced by the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers,...
View ArticleYour President, the Plumber
Don't think of your president as your leader. Think of him as your plumber.You have do what your leader tells you.Your plumber has to do what you tell him.A "leader" has to be extraordinary - wise,...
View ArticleOne Caveat About Plumbers and Leaders
In my last post, I asked folks to think of presidents as not as leaders, but as plumbers.My point was that we don't owe automatic deference to either presidents or plumbers - that both are just jobs....
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The First Draft of "Conjure Man" Is Done. Now Come All the Others...
One hundred thousand words, yikes and yowzah.When you're in the middle of the thing, all you want to do is drag yourself, bleeding and limping, across the finish line.Then you do. And you blog about...
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This Is Science Fiction
I often say that science fiction isn't about the new - it's about how we respond to the new. Whether that new thing is a technology, a scientific discovery, an alien race, or something, what is most...
View ArticleIf You're Looking to Help-
- the Hurricane Harvey relief effort, Vox has a helpful article.ETA: Sorry, the original link was subject to link rot. Problem has been addressed.
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It's Official!
My short story, "A Dog of Wu," will appear in the March/April 2018 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Yay!I don't know if I can convey just how cool this is to me. F&SF has been...
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The Most Important Thing
"A Dog of Wu" is in here! #shamelessplugIt seems that my story, A Dog of Wu (appearing in the March/April issue of F&SF) got a mention at Tangent Online: "The author successfully creates a complex...
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Best Author Photo (Not Mine)
Edward Gorey, at home with his favorite things.I know, right?
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Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?
It's time for an author interview!My interview for Fantasy & Science Fiction is up on their blog, and I am my usual urbane and pithy self. Check it out! (It won't take long.)And while we're on the...
View ArticleThis Is Just To Say
I have rejected The storyThat came from your mailserve and which you had probably hopedwould validate you Forgive me It was atrociousso trite and so old
View ArticleCalifornia Cray
Well, Conjure Man is off to beta-read, and I'm playing with the sequel, Thin City, which is set in my old stomping ground of Southern California.California has always had a reputation for the cray:...
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For Your Consideration: "A Dog of Wu"
"A Dog of Wu" is up for Hugo and Nebula nominations. It appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It's a 7k+ word novelette set in a future of genetic...
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Thank You for Your Patience. Let's Talk Rome.
Hey, gang, sorry it's been a while. But life, right? I've been rewriting the second novel, working on a sequel to TWS, working on a couple of short stories, not to mention life stuff with which I...
View ArticleMy Back
Ah, back spasm. We meet again, old comrade, old enemy.For you I have broken elevator holds.For you I have swallowed pills.One day, my back shall be as dust.What will you do then? Eh?Victory shall be...
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WARNING!
WARNING: YOU ARE NOT SEEING THE ACTUAL BLACK HOLE.IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SEEING THE ACTUAL BLACK HOLE, YOU ARE EITHER 1. WRONG -OR- 2. CAUGHT IN A MOMENT THAT WILL SEEM ETERNAL TO US, BUT TO YOU WILL BE...
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