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March 9, 2009 · 54 words
Unseen Zelazny
NESFA Press has very kindly sent along the Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, Vols. I and II (of a projected six). There are many stories in here that have never been collected before. And an introduction by me, but never mind. I anticipate nothing but glorious reading pleasure for many days to come.
Read entry →March 9, 2009 · 268 words
Non-Imaginary Conversation
So here’s the conversation I had earlier today:The scene: a wrecking yard. Damaged vehicles lined up in rows. A mobile home for an office. A long line of Hispanic youth waiting to get their cars, along with patient, pain-wracked me. (I had forgotten to take my ibuprofen before running to Albuquerque for errands.)“My wr
Read entry →March 9, 2009 · 1,200 words
Facing Out of the Wind
My Saturday was memorable in any number of ways.There was a signing in Albuquerque with half the writers in New Mexico (and one from Colorado), so I thought I’d drop by and say hi. After which I was scheduled to spend the evening at the American Kenpo Karate Academy award banquet.I never did make it […]
Read entry →March 8, 2009 · 242 words
Crazed Victorian Explorer Finds Lost Civilization in Amazon
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett ventured into the Amazon, vowing to make one of the most important archeological discoveries in history. He was searching for an ancient civilization, which he had named, simply, the City of Z . . . Fawcett had warned that no one should follow in his wake [
Read entry →March 6, 2009 · 360 words
I Am Reviewed
This Is Not a Game has scored a couple good reviews! Gary Wolfe at Locus sez that “This Is Not a Game begins at a full run, with superstar ARG developer Dagmar Shaw trapped in a hotel in Jakarta while the city is under a violent seige due to the collapsing economy . . . […]
Read entry →March 5, 2009 · 377 words
What? What Day is it Already?
Wow. It’s been almost a week since I posted anything here.A decent regard for the opinions of mankind requires me to make an explanation of why I’ve been silent for so long.Partly, I was having fun. I got invited to no less than three meals/parties/whatever over the weekend. It ate up my blogging time, and […]
Read entry →February 25, 2009 · 159 words
Passing Out of This World of Tiers
Philip Jose Farmer passed away this morning, aged 91. I first met him at a convention in El Paso in the early Seventies. I was around 20, and had written the first part of a novel. Fortunately I was not quite so gauche as to bring the manuscript with me and ask Mr. Farmer to […]
Read entry →February 20, 2009 · 186 words
Mean-Spirited Amusements
I’ve had a busy week, with little time to think, let alone blog in a thoughtful fashion. I’m not able to be entertaining right now, and I’m feeling really grumpy, so I’m providing links to a whole raft of mean-spirited amusements found elsewhere on the net.Why is Richard Pryor laughing in heaven? Because he’s viewed [&
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