Heh. I’d totally forgotten that I’d done this. In my new short at Apex all of the names, ((Just to clarify Martian soil and Zeta Epsilon longgrass are not names.)) except Cody, ((Cody is named after a real dog. I did try to use the same naming convention with her, but Cody was a better […]
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Just a reminder, or a head’s up for those who don’t know, the official Campbell site will begin displaying the 2009 eligible authors in September. If your first pro-sale has appeared in print this year, make sure you contact them to get included on that list.
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Here’s a bit of wine-maker jargon for you. Our friend Wayne is in town for a couple of days. He and Rob have been talking wine and wine making like they’ve both been starving. I’ve been listening and mostly staying out of their way. But this, this I had to share. We were at dinner
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Apex has my short story Scenting the Dark up in their new online issue. For those who aren’t familiar with Apex, they do SF Horror. Here’s the teaser on mine. Lifting the stopper from the vial to his nose, Penn inhaled slowly. Against the neutral backdrop of his ship’s cleanroom, he picked out aromas of
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We just got a mailing that offers “Win A Pre-Paid Cremation.” Is it just me, or is something off about that?
I’m hoping that one of you might have run across something like this in your internet journeys. For a story I’m working on, I need an online generator that will allow me to check off mental illness symptoms and return potential diagnosis. Like a choose-your-own disorder. Has anyone seen anything like that?
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It’s almost like hanging out with George Orwell. The Orwell Prize, Britain’s pre-eminent prize for political writing, is publishing George Orwell’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written. Edited
Transparent New York is a fun application that shows how NYC has grown over the years.
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I was having a conversation with someone about why there aren’t more SF plays. And lo! One appears. there will come soft rains contains adaptations of three short stories by Ray Bradbury, Stanislaw Lem, Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg. Using puppetry, minimal staging, dance and actors this created some of the most compelling theater
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I have come to the conclusion that I will never, ever finish putting all the hair on this dog. It’s 2:30 a.m. I have to go back tomorrow to put more on. I’ll show you photos later, if I don’t go insane first.
Go read The Red Shoes by Genevieve Valentine. It’s short and very, very good. Carol shot herself because of her back ochos. “Arciela said Carol was never going to get them sharp enough,” said Margaret at the wake, scooping macaroni onto a plate and handing it to one of the beginners. God knew who invited
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Oo! Look, you can get an anthology I’m in for cheap. Jason Sizemore, proprietor of Apex Books says: For one week only, the following Apex Book Company titles are on sale for $10.00: Unwelcome Bodies The Next Fix HebrewPunk Aegri Somnia Gratia Placenti Orgy of Souls Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales Beauty & Dynamite
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Getting a long-arms permit in NYC feels a bit like time-travel. You walk into this building built in 1948, which is in beautiful condition. A guard directs you down the stairs to a sub-lobby, which is all gleaming granite and with lightwells letting in the sun. Then you go down another set of stairs and
We had our friends Sam and Jodi up for dinner tonight. The Menu Napa Cabbage Slaw with Buttermilk Dressing Rice, Beans, and Corn Salad Grilled Fish Tacos Key Lime Pie — made by Rob from fresh Key Limes and sooooo tasty
For those of you wanting to follow along at home, I’m off to get the theatrical long-arm permit today. Check out the fourteen page application.