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February 16, 2023 · 181 words
Another Point for the Toolbox
I’m pleased to report that The Bone Orchard, by Taos Toolbox veteran Sara A. Mueller, has been nominated for the Compton Crook Award. The Bone Orchard was workshopped at Taos Toolbox, and has been generating buzz for its author ever since its publication earlier in the year. Not to be forever harping on the subject, [&
Read entry →February 16, 2023 · 99 words
Back to Boston
I’m heading to Boston for Boskone 60 this weekend. I’ll hope to see you there. I’ll be participating in panels, a reading, a signing, and a kaffeeklatsch, and I’ll also be hanging out and talking to people. Here’s the schedule. Some of the convention will be virtual, so you might be able to participate without [&hellip
Read entry →February 11, 2023 · 49 words
Talk Video
Brenda Cooper, Ken Scholes, Hank Schwaeble, Cliff Winnig, and I are interviewed by Sean Patrick Hazlett about our participation in the anthology High Noon on Proxima B. We had fun, I think. Odds are you will, too. P.S. The book is now available wherever fine books are sold.
Read entry →February 7, 2023 · 91 words
Another Win on the Shelf
So Bonnie got another Grammy to put on her shelf, much to the astonishment and outrage of the world. (If you can’t outrage the world at an awards ceremony, what’s the point?) I could post the video of “Just Like That” here, but I thought I’d put up one that was new to me— a […]
Read entry →January 31, 2023 · 340 words
When Horses Fly
I suppose because I was the most junior person on board, I was first through the hatch, and then I just gaped. The smell struck me first, horse dung and horse sweat and horse panic and horse urine, all blended into a primeval acid reek that scalded the back of my throat. And then there was the […]
Read entry →January 29, 2023 · 410 words
Whole Yellow
For Cousin Cindy’s visit the other day, I cooked a large ham. It was something like 12 pounds, so it lasted considerably longer than the night Cindy was here. Since then we’ve enjoyed ham sandwiches, ham omelettes, and ham fried rice. Because there was a leftover ham bone, I was inspired to make a memory […]
Read entry →January 27, 2023 · 693 words
How I Are a Williams
A few days ago I had a visit from my cousin Cindy, who was in transit from Minnesota to visit friends in Arizona. Cindy has been assembling a genealogy of our family, and I was able to share a few stories about our history, including the story of how I became a Williams. I figure […]
Read entry →January 19, 2023 · 109 words
1941-2023
David Crosby is the only major rock star I ever had a conversation with, backstage at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. We weren’t exactly a mutual admiration society: I adored his music; and though a science fiction fan who knew my name, he’d never read any of my books. (I sent him some, but I […]
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