For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Mary C. Aldridge is a writer you may not know, even though she was a Nebula finalist for one story, a Cauldron Award winner for another, and a winner of a Massachusetts Artists Foundation Fiction Fellowship for still another. The … Read More
Some years ago, novelist Richard Bowker was developing a reputation around the edges of the SF/paranormal/thriller/mystery world as a writer with a nifty gift for characterization, story, and style, and a certain uncategorizability. It was that last trait that tended … Read More
This Sunday’s Get Fuzzy comic reminded me of the song “Older,” by They Might Be Giants. Biggify at http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2012/03/18 On Youtube
New Scientist is my favorite magazine, where science is concerned. They cover lots of cool science, and even have a science fictional streak I admire. But when they venture into questions of God, faith, and religion, they invariably leave me … Read More
Would you go to the bottom of the sea in this craft? Image: Virgin Oceanic Only two humans have ever traveled to the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, seven miles down in the Pacific Ocean off the … Read More
It’s time again for Read an Ebook Week. Lots of publishers and authors are participating, and you can find some great deals. In fact, in Canada, it’s Read an Ebook Month. Check the REBW website! As usual, I’m offering some … Read More
For writers like me who are self-repubbing our backlist books as ebooks—and for that matter, for indie writers of all stripes—one tough if not impossible sell has been libraries. There simply hasn’t been a reasonable way for individual authors to … Read More