I have participated in SF Signal’s Mind Meld, in which a whole clutch of authors have been set loose on the same topic.The latest query: “How do you think media tie-in novels affect the genre of SF/F?”

My mother passed away peacefully this evening, age 92. I was with her.Five weeks ago, she was living independently in her own home. Whatever happened to her— there are symptoms but no diagnosis— happened fast. It was a relief that she didn’t linger.I have already written a tribute to her here.I have a vast and […]

I was never one of those fancy-dancy martial artists. I never did “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” I was more “punch like a piledriver, kick like an ox.” Instead of dancing around, I’d just make some subtle adjustments and then— hey, it’s steamrolling time, baby!Every so often I’d have to spar with […]

This weekend I’ll be at Bubonicon 40, Albuquerque’s very own science fiction convention. Bubonicon’s been going on for forty years, and (god help me) I’ve been attending for most of those years. It was a small local con at the beginning, and now it’s a medium-sized regional con. And I’ve got to appreciate it a […]