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August 15, 2020 · 114 words
Launching Today
My sometime student Susan Forest has published the second book in her Addicted to Heaven YA series, Flights of Marigolds. (The first was Bursts of Fire.) The book launches today— which happens to be the day that Susan won the Aurora Award for best YA! I’d say she’s having a good weekend. “A definite twist to the
Read entry →August 12, 2020 · 53 words
Praxis Price Point
I’m not sure who arranged this, but The Praxis is available today on ebookdaily.com for $1.99. UPDATE: The ebook is on sale everywhere for $1.99. I don’t know how long this will last, so buy while you can! Why do people not tell me when these sorts of things are going to happen?
Read entry →August 8, 2020 · 574 words
So Then This Strange Thing Happened
As I mentioned in a reply to a previous post, my eye surgery went very well. It had, however, an unanticipated consequence. (I’m getting used to unanticipated consequences where medical procedures are concerned.) When I had cataract surgery in my left eye in 2014, I asked for a closeup lens. I’d worn monovision contact
Read entry →August 2, 2020 · 50 words
Evil High Priestess Still Popular
I just got a note from Google, which keeps track of everything, to inform me that the most popular page on my blog is a 2012 post about Madonna being the High Priest of Satan. It’s good to be remembered, but I hadn’t thought it would be for this.
Read entry →July 31, 2020 · 140 words
Virtual Worldcon
Despite the odd technical glitch, I’ve been enjoying the world’s first virtual worldcon. It’s a very science fiction-y thing, meeting and seeing friends scattered over the States via a server in New Zealand. I’ve had a good time on my panels, and my reading (from Fleet Elements) seemed to be well-received. (I think I h
Read entry →July 26, 2020 · 446 words
New Zealish
I will be a participant in this year’s Worldcon, which was to be held in New Zealand but will now be held online. I’m posting my appearance schedule below. The first time given is New Zealand time. I’ve found that to convert from New Zealand time to Mountain Daylight Time (where I live), you need […]
Read entry →July 19, 2020 · 204 words
Tapa Out
So last night’s experiment in cuisine was seafood paella. I’d never made paella before, and I’ve probably eaten it less than half a dozen times in my life, but I had a new skillet that I thought would do a good job with it, and the ingredients were to hand, including the terrific saffron that […]
Read entry →July 12, 2020 · 287 words
Relocking
Here you find me and my sparring partner Heironymus Bash ready for the renewed New Mexico lockdown that begins Monday. Bars will be shut. Indoor restaurants will be closed, though there will still be takeout and outdoor patio dining at half capacity. Masks are mandatory in public, even for joggers and other people doin
Read entry →July 8, 2020 · 81 words
Toolbox Turnout
I’m delighted to report two new novels by graduates of Taos Toolbox, The Wysman by Dorothy A. Windsor, who was at the very first Toolbox in 2007, and Bad Parts by Brandon McNulty, who attended much more recently than 2007, though I cannot recall the exact year. The Wysman is a YA fantasy, and you can read more about [&
Read entry →July 6, 2020 · 437 words
Boxen
One thing that lockdown permits is time for a lot of big projects, provided that the projects can be carried out at home. So right now I’m involved in boxing up a lot of original manuscripts, which I’m donating to the archives at Texas A&M, where they will spend eternity in a climate-controlled bunker, […]
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