World Fantasy was a terrific convention.  I saw numbers of old friends I rarely meet, and I hope I made some newer, lasting friends.  Because too many of my peers now belong to the early-to-bed, early-to-rise school, I found myself partying with a younger crowd.  (They had better Scotch, anyway.) It was great to see […]

I’m hunkered down trying to finish the novel, so instead of posting something structured, intelligent, and thought-provoking, I thought I’d just point you at structured, intelligent, and thought-provoking discussions going on elsewhere. Over on Daniel Abraham’s site, we have an extended discussion of genre, featuring MLN Hanover trying to define urban fantasy, Ty Frank on […]

On our way back from Fourth of July Canyon we stopped at the ruins of Quarai— or Cuarac, as it was known in its heydey.  I’d never been there before. Quarai was one of three large Indian pueblos standing on the trade route from the Rio Grande to the dry salt lakes southeast of the […]

So, I’m new to WordPress, and so is this blog. Why, in my previous post, did it take a digital photo only four inches long and blow it up to the size of Mississippi? Any clues out there? UPDATE: Okay, problem solved.  Thanks to all for offering suggestions.