You thought from the title that this was going to be about the TV show, didn’t you? Nope, I’m here to introduce you to an invertebrate.  This is an arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis).  You can see the pale stripe across the carapace that gives it its name. It’s maybe six inches across if you […]

Those of you who intend to go to the London worldcon, or anyone else planning to visit Britain, might pay particular attention here. It has always struck me as unfair that the inhabitants of the United Kingdom spend their entire lives learning to speak charming and distinct dialects, only to have ignorant North Americans lump […]

I’m exhausted and feeling grumpy, so I’m calling on John Oliver to substitute tonight.  Here he is on the subject of net neutrality. Be sure to watch to the end.  “Fly, my pretties!  Fly!”  

My novel The Rift is now available as part of an e-book collection, Force Majeure, in which it takes its place among five other disaster novels by Russell Blake, Karen Dionne, Melissa F Miller, Toni Dwiggins, and Phoenix Sullivan. And the kicker?  You get all six books for 99 cents!  And even if you’ve already read my […]