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Category Archives: Blog
2020 Year in Review
What the hell can I say about 2020? I was thinking of listing the things I was supposed to do (going to Austria for example, my brother’s wedding, etc). Then I realized that if I start down that rabbit hole … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020; F&SF; magazine of fantasy & science fiction, baen books, black tide rising, clockwork curses and coal, cosmic corsairs, COVID-19, cyberpunk 2077, head of zeus, not far from roswell, pole to pole publishing, rhonda parrish, ten thousand thunders, third flatiron, war hero, we robots, we shall rise, weird tales, weird world war 3
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We Shall Rise, Brain Games, Writing Drafts
Earlier this year when the possibility of a pandemic was not foremost in my mind, I received an invitation to contribute to the New York Times bestselling BLACK TIDE RISING series by John Ringo. The mainline books have chronicled the … Continue reading
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Tagged baen books, black tide rising, brain games, descent into the underworld, jolene fort, Theft Sex and Space Pirates, third flatiron, we shall rise, writing, writing drafts, zombies
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Weird World War 3, Octopus, Weird Tales, Serling
A year ago (almost to the day as I write this) I received an invitation to contribute to a Baen Books anthology of Weird World War III stories. The “Weird” parameter hinged on the fact that there needed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged baen books, cold war, lovecraft, marguerite reed, my octopus teacher, nuclear war, rod serling, sean patrick hazlett, shadow rook red, soviet union, twilight zone, weird tales, weird world war III
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The Dog and the Ferryman
Today marks my third appearance this year in Fantasy & Science Fiction, and seventh overall with that magazine, as my story “The Dog and the Ferryman” hits bookstores, mailboxes, e-readers, and neuralinks everywhere. Ok, no neuralinks yet, but sooner or … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking news involving space pirates, Bruce Museum, death on the nefertem express, dog and the ferryman, F&SF, fantasy and science fiction, flash fiction online, jolene fort, neuralink, space pirates, Theft Sex and Space Pirates, third flatiron
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Decline and Fall of an Experiment
For those wondering how the wearing of masks could possibly become politicized, it’s helpful to acknowledge a deeply ugly and unsettling fact: Conspiracy theories are America’s new religion. On the one hand, conspiratorial thinking is nothing new. Stories of aliens … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, conspiracy, magical thinking, pizzagate, sandy hook, vaccine denialism, vaccines
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The Monsters of Olympus Mons
This month, my story “The Monsters of Olympus Mons” is featured in the July/August issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction. And while “An Incident on Ishtar” is still my favorite story I’ve written (and not just because there’s a bunny … Continue reading
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Tagged cryptid, cryptozoology, F&SF, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mars, martian lizard, monsters of olympus mons
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Clockwork, Watchmen, Trolls, and Pac-Man
On the heels of my dieselpunk appearance in Rhonda Parrish’s most recent alliterative series, I have sold a steampunk story to her next pending installment: my story “Checkmate” will be featured in Clockwork, Curses, and Coal. Parrish is not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Atari, castlevania, checkmate, david crane, disinformation, pac-man, pitfall 2, rhonda parrish, social media, Tomb Raider, tulsa, watchmen
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Spring Zombies, Pizza, and Unenlightenments
It’s fascinating how quickly we adapt to new realities. This morning I went to the grocery store, an act which now requires donning a mask and latex gloves and waiting in a line that stretches out the door, everyone six … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracy theories, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, skydiving, unenlightenment, zombies
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COVID, Hobbits, and Intergalactic Medicine
Fear is the mind-killer. Yes, we’re in the midst of a pandemic that isn’t to be taken lightly, but raiding grocery store shelves and hoarding months’ worth of supplies is only making things worse. Be mindful that other people need … Continue reading
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Tagged antivax, antivaxxers, coronavirus, COVID-19, dayshift, hobbits, Intergalactic Medicine Show, pandemic, Shadows and Shore Leave, the hobbit, vaccines
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Death on the Nefertem Express
It’s remarkable what several bottles of wine on a train can do for you. As a kid, I grew up on a steady diet of mystery fiction. My mother was an aficionado of Daphne Du Maurier and Agatha Christie, which … Continue reading
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Tagged agatha christie, baen books, cosmic corsairs, death on the nefertem express, F&SF, fantasy and science fiction, HPL, innsmouth, jolene fort, lovecraft, shadow rook red, weird world war III
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