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Announcements, new editions, travel, diving, cooking and the working life of a novelist — 163 entries, all of them here in full.
January 9, 2015 · 80 words
The Toolbox Cometh
Just a reminder that the submission period for Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy, is well under way. There have been submissions and acceptances, and we’re looking to increase the number of both! And that, my friends, is where you come in. If you’re serious about making your mark
Read entry →January 6, 2015 · 752 words
Five Armies, No Waiting
For the most part the holidays were spent in attitudes of collapse, but I did manage to drag myself to the theater to view The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. Those who remember my notes on the previous two films will recall that I feared the third movie would consist only of the Battle of […]
Read entry →January 4, 2015 · 153 words
Part Six, At Last!
The grand serialization experiment is over, and Hardwired, Episode Six is now available at Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. The folks at Apple are apparently taking an extended holiday, and Episode Six isn’t yet available on their site despite my waiting more than 24 hours to make this announcement. [UPDAT
Read entry →January 3, 2015 · 307 words
My Private Idaho
This morning’s surprise was to look out the window and see 4-5 inches of fresh powder lying on everything. My neighbor had hooked up a small sled to his ATV and was pulling his little girl around his yard. (Safety experts would cringe, but I thought it was lovely, and kinda wanted to jump […]
Read entry →January 2, 2015 · 512 words
Dropping the Light Ball
It’s New Year’s Day. I am for the most part recovered from the stomach bug that’s kept me down the last couple days, and which meant that instead of going to any New Year celebrations, I remained at home and watched the Times Square ball drop not on CNN, because CNN cut to commercial just before midnight, […]
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