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The journal
Announcements, new editions, travel, diving, cooking and the working life of a novelist — 16 entries, all of them here in full.
March 26, 2026 · 393 words
Beginning the Year of Pain and Mopery
It’s well past time for this update, but quite frankly I’m tired enough of living it without having to recount it in narrative form. Plus I was deprived of Internet for over two weeks, as the local router resolutely refused to connect to the computer, until just couple days ago the Guy from IT turned […]
Read entry →February 13, 2026 · 91 words
Boskone
I’m attending Boskone, my last bright fling at freedom before my first knee replacement. Here’s my schedule for them what’s interested: Fri 5:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor III 50 Secret Wars, Futuristic Espionage, and Lost Technologies Sat 2:30 PM 1 Hr Galleria – Autographing 220 Autographing: Theodora Goss, Michael A. Ventr
Read entry →February 3, 2026 · 53 words
Plunder for All!
Apple Books has put my Quillifer the Knight on sale for the criminally low price of $2.99 (regular price $15). I have no idea how long this will last, so you should plunder while you may. (The book shown in the ad may have a different cover, but don’t let that stop you.)
Read entry →January 26, 2026 · 72 words
Clear Skies
The winter storm that’s in the process of sinking the Eastern seaboard only grazed us, with a couple days of rain and one night of snow. By sunset tonight the snow had mostly melted, and the last of the clouds were scurrying over the mountains on their way to a rendezvous with Maryland or wherever. […]
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