Arisen

April 11, 2026

In what can be best described as a timely arrival, the new Flagship Editions copy of the first Privateers & Gentlemen adventure is now available at Amazon US and Amazon UK. It may be available in Australia and elsewhere in North America, but I haven’t checked. The books will be available on Kindle only, which […]

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The Trade Winds Blow Fair

April 4, 2026

I’m pleased to report that I’ve just sold five books, Not new books, but books decades old. My Privateers & Gentlemen historical from the early Eighties. The sale is to Flagship Editions, a brand-new publisher dedicated to works with nautical themes. Flagship is based in London but the works will be available in North America, […]

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Beginning the Year of Pain and Mopery

March 26, 2026

It’s well past time for this update, but quite frankly I’m tired enough of living it without having to recount it in narrative form. Plus I was deprived of Internet for over two weeks, as the local router resolutely refused to connect to the computer, until just couple days ago the Guy from IT turned […]

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Boskone

February 13, 2026

I’m attending Boskone, my last bright fling at freedom before my first knee replacement. Here’s my schedule for them what’s interested: Fri 5:30 PM 1 Hr Harbor III 50 Secret Wars, Futuristic Espionage, and Lost Technologies Sat 2:30 PM 1 Hr Galleria – Autographing 220 Autographing: Theodora Goss, Michael A. Ventrella, Walter Jon Williams READING […]

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Plunder for All!

February 3, 2026

Apple Books has put my Quillifer the Knight on sale for the criminally low price of $2.99 (regular price $15). I have no idea how long this will last, so you should plunder while you may. (The book shown in the ad may have a different cover, but don’t let that stop you.)

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Clear Skies

January 26, 2026

The winter storm that’s in the process of sinking the Eastern seaboard only grazed us, with a couple days of rain and one night of snow. By sunset tonight the snow had mostly melted, and the last of the clouds were scurrying over the mountains on their way to a rendezvous with Maryland or wherever. […]

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Cods

December 31, 2025

This is what the Australians call a “potato cod,” though in fact it’s a grouper. It’s one of a large pack that likes to hang around divers. That’s in one area of the Barrier Reef where divers were once allowed to feed the fish. That was decades ago, and the fish fed by the divers […]

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Feasts of Yule

December 26, 2025

Lots of meetings with friends this holiday week, almost all associated with food. Above you see homemade soft pretzels served with chile con queso and a fine dry red, the cooking bossed by Darcy and assisted by her large family, who very kindly adopted Kathy and me for long afternoon. Christmas Eve featured an afternoon […]

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Moonrise

December 5, 2025

Tonight’s supermoon rises above the Manzanos while sandhill cranes seek their night’s rest.

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Laying My Burdens Down

December 3, 2025

I haven’t posted here since the middle of October. Instead I’ve been, well, knocking down a series of piñatas that have come floating up one after another. Slow-moving targets, but each requiring a fair amount of energy to knock down In the last few weeks, I have: Finished drafting HEAVEN IN FLAMES. (Will probably require […]

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