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October 22, 2016 · 172 words
Return to Palau
After two days on airplanes and in airports, we got to spend a night in a luxury hotel. It caters more to Japanese than American visitors, so the breakfast buffet had some interesting choices. I had a vegetable stir-fry of udon noodles topped with a couple eggs sunny-side-up, along with tropical fruit and coffee, and [
Read entry →October 19, 2016 · 117 words
Oceania
I’m going off to the Pacific for two and a half weeks, to commune with my finny friends. Much of that time I’ll be on a boat with no phone or internet connection, which I for one find to be a delightful prospect. The rest of the time I’ll be on one or another island. […]
Read entry →October 18, 2016 · 562 words
Wonderful World of Color
When I made my trip in August to view the Tall Ships, I decided to replace my digital Pentax SLR. I chose the camera in the first place so that I could use the lenses that belonged to my beloved old Pentax film camera, which finally pooped out around 2006. But the new camera had […]
Read entry →October 16, 2016 · 78 words
Last Chance
My 99-cent sale on my Praxis novel Investments, and my sale (outside North America) of The Praxis, are now entering their last hours. So if you want Investments at 99 cents, please go to: [kindle] [nook] [Smashwords] [iBooks] [Kobo]. And The Praxis may still be found for 99 cents at: Amazon.co.uk, iBooks, Kobo, and Goo
Read entry →October 13, 2016 · 1,218 words
Reviews Too Late: Staying Up Too Late with HBO
I got free HBO last weekend as part of a promotion for Westworld, which I didn’t watch. But I did sit down to watch a number of movies I hadn’t seen in theaters. (I see so few movies on release that if I were an Oscar voter, I’d be voting only for the Retro Oscars.) And […]
Read entry →October 9, 2016 · 117 words
Taos Toolbox 2017
Taos Toolbox, master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy, is on track for 2017! The workshop will take place June 18-July 1 2017, in Angel Fire, NM. Teaching will be Nancy Kress, Walter Jon Williams, and special lecturers Stephen Gould and EM Tippetts. This is a serious workshop for anyone who wants to [&h
Read entry →October 7, 2016 · 84 words
Here, There, and Another Place
I am newly located in various corners of cyberspace. First up, I am interviewed at MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape, specifically about Impersonations, but also about a few other things. Nextly, over on Tor.com, I have provided an appreciation of the strange and marvelous fiction of Cordwainer Smith. And lastly, EBookDaily has se
Read entry →October 4, 2016 · 214 words
Release Day!
George R.R. Martin writes: “Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” Now, my friends, comes the Return of the King. The new Praxis novel Impersonations is released upon the world today, either in trade paperback or ebook format. You may order the book from your local bookstore, or or
Read entry →October 2, 2016 · 244 words
Uranus is Heaven!
Betcha didn’t know that Frank Sinatra recorded science fiction songs. Not only that, these were on an album that sold incredibly well and was nominated for Grammys. “Trilogy: Past, Present, Future” was a three-album boxed set released in 1977, and was produced by Gordon Jenkins, who more or less invented the idea of th
Read entry →September 29, 2016 · 675 words
Ice Cream Taco
Saturday night I returned to the Plaza Mayor for more of Globalquerque! Again the concert was preceded by Jambo’s reliable curried chicken, and by Santa Fe Brewery’s excellent porter. I also ate my first ice cream taco. Which, for the record, was enormous, a huge chunk of ice cream wrapped in a folded-over waffle. Noth
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