Author Archives: BT

Jade Rabbits, Dieselpunk, and Virgins

Posted on November 30, 2018 by BT

So China is going to the moon. Following up on the heels of their 2013 Yutu (Jade Rabbit) mission, China will soon be launching the Chang’e 4 to touchdown on lunar soil. I should add that this is not just … Continue reading →

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Ten Thousand Thunders is released!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by BT

On October 6, 2018 a new science fiction book entered the world: my novel Ten Thousand Thunders has officially hatched, flown into bookstores, and is making the rounds into reader hands. The reviews are likewise pouring in from some dizzyingly … Continue reading →

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Guest at Archon, releasing virgins, and the sound of thunder

Posted on September 24, 2018 by BT

As teased in last month’s blog update, “The Memorybox Vultures” is now out in Fantasy & Science Fiction and has been getting some wonderful reviews. It was also a pleasant surprise to see that the story was selected to open … Continue reading →

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The Memorybox Vultures

Posted on August 31, 2018 by BT

“The problem, people told her, was that she was always dealing with the dead.” My sci-fi noir tale “The Memorybox Vultures” is about to appear in the September/October issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction (this will be my second appearance … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bourdain

Posted on June 27, 2018 by BT

“Fellow travelers, this is what you want, this is what you need. This is the path to true happiness and wisdom.” Anthony Bourdain uttered those words while sitting on a red plastic stool on a street-side restaurant in Vietnam. And … Continue reading →

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Crash Site, Jackbox, and the War Hero universe

Posted on May 12, 2018 by BT

I enjoy experimenting with perspective in my writing. My novelette “Crash Site” (now available in the May/June 2018 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction) was written as a large-scale canvas to explore a rogue’s gallery of viewpoints within the frame … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Place of Terror and a City in the Sky

Posted on April 23, 2018 by BT

I saw A Quiet Place and found it to be one of the most intense films I’ve seen since 28 Weeks Later. Smart, tightly constructed and truly scary, with an admirable devotion to show-don’t-tell storytelling and a thoroughly unique nature … Continue reading →

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Bygone days of the Astroliners

Posted on February 15, 2018 by BT

From the outside, the rocketship looks like some relic of the early Cold War. It’s little more than a lengthy cylinder like some retrofitted ICBM, with a bright red needle on the end like a painted narwhal tusk. The words … Continue reading →

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Bidding 2017 Farewell

Posted on December 27, 2017 by BT

In 2017, I spent time in London, Amsterdam, Germany, Paris, and Switzerland (where I was forced into a duet with a professional yodeler). I was a guest on the NECSS panel in Manhattan to speak about science fiction in film. … Continue reading →

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Blade Running into Brainlessness

Posted on October 28, 2017 by BT

So I got around to seeing Blade Runner 2049. And my review, like my feelings on the film, is complicated. On the one hand, I enjoyed and respected it. Denis Villeneuve is clearly someone who understands science-fiction as a genre, … Continue reading →

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