Our first issue of Shimmer was just reviewed in the Internet Review of Science Fiction. You have to log in to view it, so I’ll post a quick excerpt here. Headlining the issue is Dario Ciriello’s Valley of the Shadow, a zombie story with a difference. Complex, subtle, and powerful, one man makes his way […]
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The Uncanny Valley is part of a thesis by Doctor Masahiro Mori which “represents the point at which a person observing the creature or object in question sees something that is nearly human, but just enough off-kilter to seem eerie or disquieting.” The article is targetted at SF and Fantasy writers but I couldn’t help
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What the heck is that? It’s a Science Fiction and Fantasy festival held in Portland, OR. I went today and will drop in for bits of it over the weekend. I also managed to write 1700 words. Yay me! Oh, and Rob is home for the entire weekend. How glorious is that?
Short Fiction Beauty Will Come:Prequel to “Beauty and the Beast” from the Beast’s mother’s POV. Waiting for Rain: In India, a farmer has beggared himself to pay for his daughter’s wedding and can no longer pay his weather bills. Shades of Milk and Honey: Regency Romance, with fantasy. Magic is a woman’s art, like painting
Short Fiction Body Language : Near-future. Saskia, a puppeteer, is called in to help solve a kidnapping because the only witness is eDawg, a toy for which she did the motion-capture work. The kidnappers demand that the ransom be sent in on eDawg, and Saskia has to manipulate the puppet while pretending to be nothing
I only wrote 1746 words today, but I made several good discoveries. At one point when Grace’s daughter, Cassandra, is grousing about something she thinks “a bear like her father,” and I suddenly realized that Grace met her husband while he was an enchanted bear. I don’t know if it will continue to make sense
My review of Ian Creasey’s audio fiction is online at sffaudio.com. There are points in my day when I want a treat, a small snack or a little bit of delight. Ian Creasey has a collection of audio bon-bons on his website which brought a smile to my face.
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Now really, when someone tells you that they are going to put an electrode on you and use electricity to shoot medicine into your body, doesn’t that sound like you’ve wandered into a SF book? And yet, that’s what they did to me today. Apparently, Iontophoresis is very effective at dealing with inflamed joints and
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During every spare minute I am working on getting Shimmer ready to go to press. I think we’re pretty close to the final draft now. If you like science fiction and fantasy, buy a copy.
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I just wrote this up for a writer’s website, and thought you all might be interested in seeing what stories I have in the works. Shorts In Submission Some Other Day – Interzone: Josie’s father managed to rid the world of mosquitoes when she was little. The unintended consequences still affect both the adult Josie
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This was an amazing experience. I wrote a story here, that I truly believe I would not have been able to write before the workshop. I hope that I retain even half of what I learned. The first two days we were in a lecture with about fifty other people. At the end of Day
I just found out that I sold my short story Rampion to The First Line! This is my third sale. And on the same day, I found out that I won the latest round of the Liberty Hall Flash Fiction challenges. No money for this one, but it was a lot of fun.
Rob and I went to brunch with our friend MaryClaire, and had great conversation ranging through politics to food to fashion. We like her a lot. After she took off, I worked on an layout for David C. for a bit he’s doing for the Portland Monthly. It was fairly easy and a ice break
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Since someone complained that I had nothing to talk about yesterday. I will go into excruciating detail about today. I got up and went through my email. I ate breakfast, a bowl of Barbara’s shredded oat squares with 2% milk. Then I returned to the computer. I worked on the Irvington Home Tour program book
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Jonathan had planned on having a games night tonight at his place, but at the last minute had to cancel becasue he had to stay at work editing an episode. So, we just convened at my place instead. We played Celebrity, which I had never played before. It works like this: The guests are divided