I’ve always liked stories about mundane things. Everyday people who might be ignored or worse, shunned — garbage men, teachers, farmers, butchers, prostitutes, factory workers — who find themselves in extraordinary circumstance and rise up to the challenge. The annals of history are filled with stories of the famous, the …
For months, we kept the animated film “9″ (2009) on the DVR. I kept telling myself that I’d sit down and watch …
Mary Robinette Kowal started a delightful challenge, in 2010, to go correspond via letter for an entire month. That has grown to …
As writers, we fill our toolbox with things that help us in our craft. I’ve been experimenting with a few new things …
Part of my new and improved resolve to Finish Things is accountability, and to that end I’ve created a master spreadsheet for …
The calendar has been replaced. Sins of the past tallied and new resolutions made. As far as years go, 2012 was mediocre on …
Two years and two days ago, I started a journey from Santa Monica, California by foot, bus, train, and plane. Many hours …
Andrea and I drove up to Toronto — or Richmond Hill, one of its northern suburbs — for World Fantasy 2012 on …
I may burst with glee. Tomorrow is Nikola Tesla day. Today, the Mad Scientist Journal published my secret history of Tesla, “Man …
Yesterday was Independence Day back in the states. We already had our fireworks over the weekend, and I worked through Canada Day …