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The Short Fiction of Roger Ebert
Thanks to Locus Magazine's extensive archive of science fiction magazines, and my friend Tim Pratt's willingness to indulge me, this evening I got my hands on photocopies of the two published short...
View ArticleMy new story has...everything. Analytic philosophy, icehouse brawls, and...
My latest story is now live on the Internet thanks to the fine upside-down people at Australia's Cosmos Magazine. I wrote this...oh, certainly over a year ago. I remember that much because it spent a...
View ArticleHappygram Nastygram
I got two emails this morning, both for me, which is odd enough in this era of spam and business "blasts." They were even related, but from people unknown to one another, so it was doubly...
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Do people actually click on Facebook ads?
I ask, because I keep seeing this one. With a creative writing degree, the sky's the limit! I suppose it's true:
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Monday Quick Stuff
My employers would like you to know that today is the last day of Locus Award poll voting and that The Future Is Japanese is in the anthology category. There are also five (five!) stories from the book...
View ArticleOh Boston.
Reuters is reporting that the headquarters at the Boston Marathon have been locked down after two explosions were reported near the finish line Monday afternoon, near the Boston Library.
View ArticleBlast from the Past
Back when Hurricane Katrina hit, I wrote a blog post titled Day 1 then Day 2, or, How to Get The Most Out Of the News. It's likely going to be useful over the next few days as well.
View ArticleAnthologies, we got anthologies
Some tables of contents have been announced:WHERE THY DARK EYE GLANCES: Queering Edgar Allan Poe includes the story I wrote on Christmas Day:-Poe the Man-"The City and the Stranger" by Seth...
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Handy Graphic Guide To Facts and the Media
From Romenesko!Good job Reuters and NBC. CNN gets an extra special Fuck You Award!
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Showdown in Oakland
This weekend, at the push-hands club, I was playing with someone who mentioned Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight by Rick Wing, a student of Wong Jack Man. I've...
View ArticleLast night, the world, and my face
Last night, I went to a very pleasant salon at the home of mystery superfan Janet A. Rudolph, who has a lovely home in the Berkeley hills. I was there to listen to my friend Kenneth Wishnia, who is an...
View ArticleAlienated and unstable vs terrorist
Were the Boston bombers terrorists, or just unstable and alienated from American society? Sometimes the way the question is phrased obscures the answer. We discussed this a bit, previously, but the...
View ArticleFriday Quick Thoughts
I liked this post and comment thread on HTMLGiant: Experimental fiction as genre and as principle. The problem is a simple one—when does experimental technique become integrated into the literary...
View ArticleMay Day and Tentacles
It is May Day. Not Missile Day, not Mausoleum Day. The world is officially tired of your shit.This weekend I'll be in Portland, Oregon for the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhucon. I've never...
View ArticleWillow Tests Well
My story Willow Tests Well is now live on Pseudopod, the famed horror podcast. I submit reprints to 'pod a lot, and most often get rejected with a "it was between you and one other" rejection slip. I...
View ArticleH. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhu Con
I went to this year's H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, and enjoyed it greatly. Actually, I didn't see too many movies, but I like Portland, and many friends and acquaintances were there. I...
View ArticleDo the Kazzie Shake (No Comments)
So, I got home from the festival on Monday afternoon and Monday evening my dog Kazzie woke up from a nap, sent herself flailing off the couch, vomited everywhere, and couldn't walk three steps without...
View ArticleIn better news
My dayjob anthology The Future Is Japanese is a finalist for the Locus Award. A personal first for me, and my employers would like to thank you for your votes. Also a Locus nominee, Ken Liu's "Mono No...
View ArticleDog news
Doing significantly better already. Minor wobbles here and there, but Kazzie is trotting well, eating normally, even jumping on Olivia when she comes home.
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