For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
NASA’s latest wonder-probe to Mars, Curiosity, is scheduled to land on Mars at 10:31 p.m. EDT, on the night of August 5th. Be there, and don’t even think about being square. NASA has worked out a way for folks online … Read More
Is anyone else noticing this? At least 90% of the calls that come to our house phone these days are spam. At least. It’s gotten so bad that when we do get a real call from a friend, relative, or … Read More
While we’re on the subject of baseball (and that is not a subject you’ll very often find me talking about–no offense, Red Sox), I have to mention this XKCD page: Relativistic Baseball. Have you considered what the effects might be … Read More
We had a great week in Ohio. My sister Nancy got married to a terrific guy named Chuck. They might have planned the names better, though, since our brother is also named Chuck. (But maybe it’s just continuing a trend. … Read More
Oops—one more note. I just got word that Neptune Crossing is today’s “Book of the Day” at the Flurries of Words blog, a UK-based blog of book reviews and book-related announcements. Looks like a good blog for readers to check … Read More
My new short story collection, Reality and other Fictions, is now available in the Kindle store and at Smashwords, as well as at the Book View Cafe, and will be in the Nook store as soon as it makes its … Read More
All these years, I’ve been telling you wonderful people about my novels, with scarcely a mention of my short stories. That’s because my short stories have been few and far between. Nevertheless, I’ve published eleven shorter pieces over the years, … Read More