It’s that season when old friends come to town, when social occasions like fondue parties, tree-decorating parties, dinner parties, and party parties all start crowding together. This is one reason why I haven’t been online much, and haven’t been posting much here.  Cuz, dude, I have friends who want to see me.  And they are […]

So here I am modeling my nifty holiday present from the students of Taos Toolbox 2010, a custom tee with a splendid, special design front and back.  (That bear must have made quite an impression.) My thanks to all concerned for my lovely new fashion statement. And while I’m here, allow me to remind everyone […]

The Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh was being terrorized by a shark that had killed one swimmer and injured three more. Then the man-eater was killed mano-a-mano by Dragan Stevic, a drunken Serb tourist.   The only problem being, he was too drunk to remember doing it. Milovan Ubirapa, one of Stevic’s friend who witnessed the […]

The six-week Clarion writers’ workshop is now accepting applications for 2011. It’s a six-week workshop for writers of science fiction and fantasy, featuring six writer-instructors. It’s harrowing, merciless, brutal, and life-changing.  Fifty percent of the graduates eventually stagger on to some kind of career in the field. Check it out.