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Zombies and Fleshy UFOs Over China

Two separate anthologies have welcomed stories of mine this month, which is a nice Valentine’s Day/Lupercalia treat. The first is another entry in the New York Times-bestselling Black Tide Rising anthology, United We Stand, and I’m overjoyed to be listed … Continue reading

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Year in Review 2023

In 2023, I spent time in Athens, Belize, Crete, Honduras, Mexico, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini, and Turkey. I explored Roman ruins in Ephesus, got yelled at by howler monkeys in the Central American jungle, and stood atop Akrotiri’s stunning caldera to … Continue reading

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For All Mankind, Godzilla, Antisemitism, Poe

Here’s a nice way to start November: Actress Tasha Dixon (who plays Amelia Gomez on the show For All Mankind on Apple TV+) is seen here with my book REDSPACE RISING! Both the show and my novel deal with Mars, … Continue reading

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Mayan Ruins, How Often We Think of Rome

This month, I took a trip to Central America to see Mayan ruins, learn about sacrificial ball games, and eat some delicious food. I was not disappointed on any of these counts, despite a hurricane breathing down my neck. My … Continue reading

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Rhapsody of the Spheres, Copper Mining

“There’s a naked woman in the garden. Garden Pod Five to be exact.” I’m happy to announce that my story “And Lifts Her Leafy Arms to Pray” has just been published in Third Flatiron’s Rhapsody of the Spheres anthology. This … Continue reading

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Cat Berserkers, UFOs, and Zombies in Venice

I’ve been particularly busy these past few weeks, revising an alternate history novel I’m working on, finishing two contracted stories, and toiling away at something that for the moment I’ll call Project Valhalla (I’m not trying to vaguebook here, so … Continue reading

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Return to Greece

This month my friends and I visited Greece–instead of a mainland journey as I’ve previously taken, we took an odyssey to the islands. As it turns out, our voyage was in the midst of a heat wave that has since … Continue reading

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Foraging, Sturbridge, Indy 5

For research, I took a foraging class this month to learn how to identify local edible plants. The lecture portion covered everything from stinging nettle (which is remarkably nutritious) to mushroom identification, and even how to make medicinal salves from … Continue reading

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Italian Zombies, Dread Machine, Demeter, Censorship

I’m excited to announce that I’ve sold the next story in my Italian-hitman-in-the-zombie-apocalypse odyssey for the New York Times-bestselling Black Tide Rising series. Entitled “Isle of Masks and Blood”, the story moves the action from Umbria to Venice (one of … Continue reading

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We Will Sound Strange to the Future

“People in the past had a strange way talking.” And that’s precisely what people in the future will say about us. We eat hot dogs that contain no dog, and hamburgers that have no ham. Buffalo wings are not made … Continue reading

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