The recent excitement over the failed Rapture has brought to mind the fact that I have often thought that, if only I were a sociopath, I’d be really, really rich now.  I’d start a religion, like L. Ron, and make a lot of money, and not pay taxes. It would be a damn good religion, […]

Exciting moments at the Cape, condensed. We arrived predawn.  Yes, that is an alligator cruising along in the lower left. The sun arrives. Main engine start.  (Five seconds before liftoff) A tower of brilliant flame, brighter than any camera can record. The orbiter vanished into low cloud just as the sound reaches us across the […]

So I saw the launch of Endeavor, which was deeply cool but only about five seconds long before the orbiter penetrated the low-lying cloud level and disappeared.  The sound seemed to go on for ages.   I got great pictures, which I was planning on posting here, but I brought the wrong connector and I can’t […]

Like every other midlist writer on the planet, I’m striving to get my out-of-print books and stories online so that (a) you can enjoy them, and (b) I can make a few bucks. To this end, I embarked upon a Cunning Plan.  I discovered that my work had been pirated, and was available for free […]