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Announcements, new editions, travel, diving, cooking and the working life of a novelist — 102 entries, all of them here in full.
April 5, 2021 · 80 words
On Infinite Repeat
A couple weekends ago I gamemastered a Wild Cards RPG at Wondercon, an event connected with a charity auction for the Stagecoach Foundation. This event was recorded and is available at LegionM’s Twitch website, so if you’ve have a hankering to watch me run a game with four other writers as players (Carrie Vaughn, Carol
Read entry →April 4, 2021 · 240 words
Alors
Lately I’ve been watching a lot of French television, particularly the last season of Call My Agent! (Dix Per Cent), a submarine thriller called The Wolf’s Call (Le Chant du Loup), plus episodes of Capitaine Marleau, a whodunit series featuring a kind of gender-flipped Columbo. All this viewing and listening has encour
Read entry →April 1, 2021 · 147 words
Days of Going Wild
Since having my second COVID shot, I’ve engaged in multiple reckless behaviors! I had a haircut for the first time since June, and as a result no longer look like someone whose primary residence is a cardboard box! I’ve twice dined in restaurants! Indoors! (The restaurants were allowed to seat at half capacity, but I [
Read entry →March 27, 2021 · 108 words
Wild Cards Weekend
I’ve been unable to post here for several days due to technical issues which may or may not have been resolved. Which is really annoying, because I have something cool and fun to announce. This weekend I’ll be attending virtual Wondercon, the mighty game convention counterpart to Comic-Con usually held around this time
Read entry →March 19, 2021 · 249 words
Two Shots
So I am now officially Walter “Two-Shot” Williams. I had my second Pfizer jab yesterday. I must say New Mexico is doing this right— we’re the most vaccinated state in the country. Having a governor with a degree in Public Health is a plus. When I had my first shot, there was a long line […]
Read entry →March 14, 2021 · 71 words
The Process Unveiled
I am podcast again, this time at The Worldshapers. Writer and editor Edward Willett interviews me mostly about my writing process, but we touch on other topics as well. Incidentally, Edward is running a Kickstarter for Shapers of Worlds, Volume II, an anthology featuring stories by all the author guests in the second y
Read entry →March 3, 2021 · 171 words
Generous Review
Paul Di Filippo reviews The Best of Walter Jon Williams. Your takeaway: Emerging from a deep dive into this truly entertaining treasure chest of riches, the reader immediately has several reactions. First, although Williams’s range of topics is immense, every story emerges from that core template of speculative fiction
Read entry →March 1, 2021 · 248 words
Not A Leg
I asked the market to give me a leg of lamb, but they gave me a pork roast instead. So when life gives you a pork roast . . . I’m sure you can finish this sentence on your own. I decided to cook it sous vide, because sous vide cooks the food exactly the […]
Read entry →February 28, 2021 · 94 words
It’s Here! (Apparently)
I’m told that The Best of Walter Jon Williams has started shipping after being delayed a few months by problems at the printer. It was originally supposed to be out in time for the holidays, and when it was delayed to February I thought it might do very well for a Valentine’s present, but Valentine’s has […]
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