I’ve been doing holiday-type stuff, which leaves me little time for thought or leisure or posting on my blog.  Within a single week, I’m scheduled for three potluck dinners, one birthday dinner (not mine), and a concert in Santa Fe (with dinner).  Right now I’m home, but I’m exhausted. So in my absence, by all […]

I’m off doing karate things all weekend, so I thought I’d leave you with some entertainment. Here’s one of the trailers for The Expanse, the new Syfy series based on the books by James S.A. Corey.  (Disclosure: Jimmy Corey’s a pal of mine.) I was in Santa Fe last week for the premiere of the first […]

After my initial analysis of The Muppets, I’ve continued watching, and come to the conclusion that one thing missing from the new show is incredible levels of violence. The reality in which the Classic Muppets lived was both plastic and volatile.  Muppets were always being eaten, blown up, transformed, annihilated, stretched, kicked, shot, duplicated, and having […]

Today, December 1, is the first day of the application period for Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy.  This year’s instructors will be Nancy Kress and Walter Jon Williams, ably assisted by special lecturers E.M. Tippetts and James S.A. Corey.  The workshop will take place July 10-23, 2016, at […]