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Announcements, new editions, travel, diving, cooking and the working life of a novelist — 119 entries, all of them here in full.
June 16, 2022 · 163 words
More Quotes
Still sleepless at Taos Toolbox. Some more quotes from Nancy’s notebook: “He should make a more romantic gesture, like cleaning her sword.” “There is too much capitalization going on.” “Alex is kind of a Schrodinger’s Boyfriend.” “Migraines suck but they’re not magical.” “All I know about medieval weapons is that they
Read entry →June 12, 2022 · 513 words
Tooling Along
I’ve spent the last week at our new, undisclosed location, teaching with Nancy Kress at Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy. This year is actually the workshop for 2020, 2021, and 2022, due to repeated postponements due to the pandemic. Kudos to those accepted for earlier years who
Read entry →May 31, 2022 · 473 words
Agley
So quite a number of plans have gang agley in the last days, so I’ve been putting out fires— nearly literal fires. Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy, starts this weekend, and has been held at the Angel Fire resort for the last decade or more. It’s a deluxe […]
Read entry →May 12, 2022 · 73 words
Newly Launched
The second audio book of my Privateers & Gentlemen series, Brig of War, has just been released from Blackstone Audio. Narrated, like the first, by Bronson Pinchot. It was originally released as The Raider, but now I’m the boss, and I can use the title I like. I think the book is probably the best […]
Read entry →May 8, 2022 · 51 words
Rowing
It’s Mother’s Day, and here’s a picture of my mom messing about in a boat. I have written elsewhere about my mother’s escape from poverty and superstition, and the hard work and dedication it took her to give me something like a perfect childhood. Mom, here’s to you. Enjoy your Day!
Read entry →May 2, 2022 · 414 words
Mermaid in the Family
We have Mom’s Day this coming Sunday. I don’t know if there’s a Grandma’s Day anywhere in the calendar, but after looking through some of Kathy’s old family photos the other day, I thought this might be an opportune time to celebrate her grandmother Estelle Fenn, who sometimes used the stage name Estelle Dupres. She [&
Read entry →April 27, 2022 · 92 words
Running Wild
Marvel will be presenting a graphic novel adaptation of the Wild Cards books by writer Paul Cornell and artist Mike Hawthorne. The narrative will start in 1947, just like the first of the books, and carry on through history. The first volume will adapt stories by Roger Zelazny, George R.R. Martin, and Howard Waldrop. I
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