For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
We both write long, and we both take a long time to finish. Here I am, pondering the complete first draft of The Reefs of Time. 900-ish pages. Can you see the wheels going in my head, fixing all the … Read More
In keeping with my tradition of never getting this stuff up at the same time everyone else is doing it, here’s my belated list of books I enjoyed listening to last year—mostly while walking the dog. Jeez, I must spend … Read More
My friend Richard Bowker’s excellent future private eye novel Dover Beach is a Nook free ebook today. If you don’t already have it, you owe it to yourself to grab a copy right away and read about Walter Sands, book-lover … Read More
Bank robbers were shot by police today about 150 feet from where I’m sitting in our dining room. My daughter Julia and I heard bang bang bang bang, and thought it was construction or firecrackers. I briefly thought gunshots, and … Read More
Even though I heard reports of fifteen inches of snow in nearby places, I don’t think we got more than eight, or ten at the most, here in Arlington. By the time I got out to walk Captain Jack, my … Read More
They’re calling it a big storm, but so far it’s been pretty mild where we are. (Not the temperature, though. Cold.) Still, it’s supposed to snow right through the night, and be done by noon tomorrow. We’ll see what we … Read More
By which I mean, of course, around the sun. We made it the whole way ’round again! Happy New Year, everyone! I never did get around to posting Christmas greetings, but I hope the end of December was a good … Read More