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November 25, 2019 · 331 words
Day 76
It’s 76 days since my hip replacement surgery, and my recovery continues at its usual slow pace. I wake up to pain in the mornings, because lying down causes my legs to stiffen, and then I hobble around, take some ibuprofen along with coffee and a piece of fruit, and wait till I feel better. […]
Read entry →November 21, 2019 · 76 words
Interview’d
I will be interviewed at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe on November 24, at 4pm. This will be followed by a signing at the brand-new Beastly Books, right next door, which specializes in the works of anyone interviewed at the Jean Cocteau. There will be food available, and alcohol, and probably a special cocktail [&
Read entry →November 13, 2019 · 50 words
Lo! I am to be seen!
I will be signing Quillifer the Knight, and any other of my books you bring or buy, this Saturday at 4pm, at Page One Books in Albuquerque. I will take questions, do a brief reading, and maybe there will be food. There often is. Attend! It should be fun.
Read entry →November 13, 2019 · 65 words
Speak Swordfish, and Enter
The public Borsalino reveal took place at a culturally appropriate venue, a speakeasy, where I enjoyed my long-delayed birthday dinner. The bookshelf behind me is a secret door. The password was not “Swordfish.” Vernon’s Speakeasy cooks a damn good meal, but a degree of romance is lost by the fact of alcohol now being
Read entry →November 10, 2019 · 146 words
Ring in the Toolbox Time!
Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy, will take place June 7-20, 2020, in Angel Fire, New Mexico. Chief writer-wranglers will be Nancy Kress and Walter Jon Williams, aided by special guests George RR Martin and indiepub guru EM Tippetts. George continues to fund the Terran Award, pr
Read entry →November 6, 2019 · 272 words
Barefoot Knight With Cheek
Quillifer the Knight has been released! And we’ve got flap copy if you want it! Rogue. Joker. Lover. Reluctant conspirator. The ambitious young Quillifer was knighted for services to the crown, but then was banished from court by a queen who finds him obnoxious. Now, after a two-year voyage to improve his fortunes, Qui
Read entry →October 27, 2019 · 146 words
Me an’ Bogart an’ Them
It’s been a long autumn, what with hip replacement and all the deadline pressure and stuff, and my birthday is happening around now, and so I decided I deserved a really nice birthday present. Maybe something I’ve always wanted. It so happens that I’ve wanted a Porsche since I was about eight, and ever […]
Read entry →October 25, 2019 · 561 words
Making Scoville Proud
Tonight’s culinary odyssey was courtesy of our hunter friend Kyle, who laid some ground venison on us. We could have made venison burgers, I suppose, but I decided to be a little more adventurous and make venison chili. Kathy had bought a ton of freshly-roasted green chile back in August, and this seemed another chance
Read entry →October 24, 2019 · 1,187 words
Reviews Too Late: Money Heist
While recovering from surgery I binged, mainly continuing my exploration of Spanish TV with Money Heist (Casa de Papel, “House of Paper”) I do like an intricate caper, as my Maijstral books demonstrate, and this is probably the longest caper ever filmed, something like sixteen hours of television originally split into
Read entry →October 20, 2019 · 59 words
No Break. Maybe Some Whisky.
I have finished Fleet Elements, which is either Praxis Book VII (according to me) or Praxis Book V (according to the publisher). Objectively, it’s Novel XXXIII. The text has been sent on to the Power What Is. I am celebrating the completion by working on something else. Some day I’ll take a break, but it won’t [&hellip
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