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2012 Fiction Post
Seeing as I have two (count ‘em, two!) bits of fiction that came out in 2012, both written with my friend Tobias S. Buckell, I thought I’d mention them here, on the off chance that anyone who reads me here missed it or thought them good enough for award nomination:
“Jungle Walkers” w/ Tobias S. Buckell - Science fiction novelette (8300ish words)
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Apocalypse And You!
As humans, we have a fascination with significant numbers and cycles. Sometimes, the fascination borders on the morbid. And sometimes it careens right through the borders and goes bombing around in the wasteland beyond, risking catastrophe with every little gully and hill it encounters. In fact, that level of fascination almost tempts catastrophe, ( Read more... ) -
Adderall & Me, 3 Weeks Later
Three weeks ago I started on a prescription for Adderall, in the hopes of getting a grip on my ADD.
For background, I was diagnosed with it as a child, and did a couple of years of treatment with an occupational therapist in lieu of attempting treatment with Ritalin. At the time, this worked out pretty well for me. I learned to cope with what was ( Read more... ) -
Hybrid Model: Redbox
Back when Netflix split their services (stupidly but, perhaps, necessarily), my wife and I decided we would stick with just streaming. The kids could be…mercurial in their entertainment desires and Netflix streaming offered quite a lot of acceptable kids programming that would be instantly available. Since then, however, our own movie-watching has ( Read more... ) -
The Next Big Thing
My friend Kelly Smith, writer and quilter, tagged me in this “Next Big Thing” interview meme thing, so here are my answers. I don’t usually talk about my current WIPs, unless it’s face to face with someone I trust, but hey, just this once, I suppose it’s all good. And apologies for the non-commital tone. Even now it seems like I’m not all that ( Read more... ) -
Hybrid Models: Free-to-Play
This is inspired by the music I’m listening to right now, which is the Chance Thomas-composed score to The Lord of the Rings Online‘s latest expansion, The Riders of Rohan. The score is, frankly, gorgeous. I don’t think I really have an ear for the actual quality of music, in terms of whether the orchestra was well-conducted or the score well- ( Read more... ) -
What I’ve Been Up To
Other than the occasional post here and there, I haven’t been too talkative on the internets at all, so I figured I would bring anyone who cares up to speed. So here’s the highlights:
- Back last year I was named the Head of Programming for ConFusion 2013: Immortal ConFusion, and that has been ramping up steadily all year. We changed hotels to ( Read more... ) -
Writing Career And You!
Today, Ferrett Steinmetz posted on the concept of the writing career, and why he’s giving his up. A good, provocative title, especially to those just starting out in the writing biz, thinking that you don’t give up, especially as relatively young as Ferrett is, until you’ve hit many more brick walls. But, of course, that’s not quite his point, his ( Read more... ) -
The Problem of the Extroverted Writer
“Yes, Holmes,” Watson was saying, “but what of Lord Carbuncle’s Missing Whatsit?”
“Immaterial now, Doctor,” the Great Detective replied, “for we have a new client on the stair. Mid-thirties, former military, stressed but not exactly unhappy. He has a problem, and it vexes him.”
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WorldCon Appearances
What’s that? I have WorldCon appearances!?
You bet your sweet bippy I do. (What a bippy is, I have no idea. Probably makes it easy to bet one.) They were not, however, entirely anticipated.
First, the surprisingest, is that I’ve been added to the slate of participants for the Clarkesworld Reading [Facebook] on Saturday, September 1 at 3pm in Grand ( Read more... )