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  1. November 13, 2020 · 365 words

    Record Numbers

    So New Mexico today posted another record number of Covid cases. Most days we post a new record number. Our lowest numbers were in early September. Since then, daily reported cases have risen by a factor of 45. That’s 45 TIMES THE NUMBER WE HAD JUST TWO MONTHS AGO. The hospitals are at full capacity. […]

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  2. November 8, 2020 · 37 words

    Diwali was Early

    Next Saturday is the beginning of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.” I think Diwali came a week early this year.

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  3. November 1, 2020 · 396 words

    Two Bulletins

    Two bit of good news arrived on the same day! First, a review of Fleet Elements from Booklist. Fleet Elements. By Walter Jon Williams Dec. 2020. 512p. Harper Voyager, paper, $16.99 (9780062467041); e-book (9780062467065) This follow-up to The Accidental War (2018) fulfills the promise of the first book, which seemed to

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  4. October 30, 2020 · 43 words

    Last Few Hours

    The $2.99 sale on the ebooks of Conventions of War and The Accidental War will end when October dies, so if you haven’t got copies by now, you should hasten to wherever the ebooks are sold and download yourself a copy or two.

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  5. October 29, 2020 · 263 words

    World Fantasy

    Another weekend, another virtual convention. This weekend is the World Fantasy Convention, which would be held in Salt Lake City if there weren’t a pandemic, but which will now be held online. Here’s my schedule: Norse and Germanic Fantasy: The Northern Thing Date and Time: Friday Oct 30, 6:00 p.m. Panelists: Ann Chamb

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  6. October 29, 2020 · 609 words

    Black Ice

    Kathy had an appointment in Albuquerque on Monday, and I had some business in town as well, so we drove up together. We knew the weather would deteriorate over the course of the day, but Kathy’s business should have been over by 2pm, and that would have got us to our warm hearth in plenty […]

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  7. October 23, 2020 · 218 words

    At MileHiCon

    I am at MileHiCon this weekend, at least in virtual. The guests of honor Rebecca Roanhorse, Mur Lafferty, Cory Doctorow, and artist Alan Pollack. It’s a full weekend with lots of programming and begins at 10am Friday, Mountain Time. Here’s my schedule: Fri, 1:00-2:00pm: Neverland – Planning Your Series You have a

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  8. October 11, 2020 · 44 words

    The Word From Annie

    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, MA, has kindly offered me an Author’s Spotlight Interview. Annie rejoices in the slogan “The little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside,” so they very likely have what you want. Please consider Annie’s for all your bookshop needs.

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  9. October 9, 2020 · 656 words

    Sanity Trip

    I badly needed a sanity trip, so I drove to the Ski Valley and checked into a condo. I’ll be alone up here for several days, self-isolating in nature. I may meet some folks on the trails or whatever, but I’ve got a mask for that. As for why I needed this trip, just look […]

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  10. October 3, 2020 · 38 words

    On Sale Now!

    I am reliably informed that the ebooks of Conventions of War and The Accidental War are both on sale for $2.99 for the month of October, more or less everywhere that ebooks may be found. Click! Read! Enjoy!

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  11. September 26, 2020 · 67 words

    Another Fine Review

    The Nerd Daily posted a fine review of Fleet Elements. With a pace that is faster than light, Walter Jon Williams’s fifth book in the Dread Empire’s Fall series, Fleet Elements is a space opera that doesn’t disappoint . . . great soap opera science fiction, full of gung ho rebels trying to save themselves, with [&helli

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  12. September 24, 2020 · 843 words

    Back on the Keyboard

    I haven’t been visible on social media in the last week because my MacBook Pro was off in the shop. The keyboard had (mostly) held together through the completion of Lord Quillifer, but was clearly on its last legs, so off to the Genius Bar I went. Fortunately the butterfly-switch keyboard on my machine had generated s

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