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Announcements, new editions, travel, diving, cooking and the working life of a novelist — 181 entries, all of them here in full.
May 9, 2013 · 141 words
March of Triumph
I’m pleased to report that “The Boolean Gate” has been nominated for a Locus Award. Congratulations to the other nominees. And more importantly, congratulations to meeeeeeeeee! The Locus Award is one that anyone can vote for, so I encourage you all to seek out and read all the nominees, make an objective judgment, and
Read entry →May 2, 2013 · 116 words
New Cover. Same Text.
I found a pretty piece of public-domain nautical art that was better than the public-domain nautical art on the original cover, so The Macedonian now has a new, prettier cover. The text is still the same, though. If you want to buy a new copy just for the cool new cover, however, don’t let me stop […]
Read entry →April 30, 2013 · 365 words
Escaping History
At a panel at Eastercon— or perhaps it was the interview, I’m not sure– I made a statement that seemed to catch everyone by surprise. “If we ever succeed in populating other worlds,” I said, “the first thing they’ll do is lose interest in Earth history, because none of it will be relevant.” Which seemed [&h
Read entry →April 26, 2013 · 287 words
This. Not to Mention That.
The first weekend of May I’ll be in Jacksonville, Fla., where I’m a guest at the Sci-Fi Weekend being held at the Museum of Science and History. Looking at the schedule, I see they’re charging folks $10 to come to my programming event. Guess I’ll find out who my real fans are. They haven’t thrown […]
Read entry →April 25, 2013 · 322 words
Reviews In the Nick of Time: The Spies of Warsaw
I see that BBCA is showing The Spies of Warsaw, with David Tennant, this very evening, and I thought I’d do my best to warn you off it, since I saw it on a transatlantic flight just last week. The Spies of Warsaw is based on a novel by Alan Furst that I very much like, […]
Read entry →April 24, 2013 · 1,019 words
The Gallery of Whaam
The weather was dubious in England, and Kathy is up for knee replacement and really isn’t good on cobbles or stairs or whatever, so we spent a lot of time indoors in art galleries and museums. And seeing a whole lot of art n a short amount of time sent certain ideas floating up to […]
Read entry →April 23, 2013 · 421 words
Jet Lag
I’ve been back in the States for a few days now, and am almost over the jet lag. I’ve always found East-to-West a lot harder to get over than West-to-East. One of the joys of returning to my home is that I can finally sit in a room with enough light to read. Three weeks […]
Read entry →April 16, 2013 · 510 words
Nobody Asked Me
I’m still in England, and will be for another couple days. The news here is dominated by two huge stories, and though absolutely no one asked me for my opinion, I’m going to give it anyway. The ghastly, pointless bombing in Boston has filled me with sorrow for the victims and their families, but mostly […]
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