There Is and Was No Conspiracy
I wasn't going to go to Spokane for the World Science Fiction Convention. I have a lot of work on my plate, a number of other trips so adding in Sasquan seemed like just too much. Then Puppies happened and I knew I had to go. My friend David Gerrold (the man...
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Let me stipulate right up front that I loved this movie. I want to see it again and that's really rare for me. I went in torn between hope and trepidation. This was either going to be very good or a total train wreck. On the one hand you had Guy Ritchie directing....
Spaceships, Please
I've spent a lot of time in Hollywood trying to sell various shows. Everything from a western set in NM in 1840 to contemporary thrillers, to shows about the army's CID division. (Yes, I pitched that before NCIS went on the air, but I was a girl and the reaction in...
The Wonder (Irony) that is Century Link
So here is my saga. On Monday morning the bank that issued my credit card realizes I have been hacked and they contact me. They cancel the card for my business and send me a new card Federal Express. Once I have the new card I call Direct TV and AT&T where I...
Book Recommendation
Last night I was wired after the event at the Cocteau Theater where we launched Victor Milan's new novel, The Dinosaur Lords so I stayed up way to late reading. What kept me up until 2:00 a.m.? Another great book by my friend Max Gladstone. Last First Snow is the...
Podcast
I did a fun podcast yesterday with the folks in Minneapolis who are part of that great Convergence community. Anyway, here's the link. Ka1iban and Mikanhana asked great questions and we had a lot of fun. Just Enough Trope
The Magic of Longhand
Since I have a computer in L.A. I don't travel between Santa Fe and Westlake with a computer. I figure I can read and listen to music during travel times. But on this trip home I had figured out the next scene and I badly wanted to get it down. So I fell back on a...
Ant Man and Marvel Movies Overall
I'm just back from seeing ANT MAN with my friends Len Wein and Christine Valada. I really liked it. It's a slight film, but it has heart and humor and thank god we weren't threatening New York, or the Earth or the Galaxy or the whole damn Universe (Thor: The Dark...
Orphan Black Season 3 – Reflections on Violence
For those of you who may not have seen season three of this show be warned; there may be SPOILERS! Let me say right up front that I think this show is terrific and that Maslany simply brilliant. Kudos to the Emmys' for finally figuring out how to get her a well...
Orphan Black
Yeah, I'm late to the party. What can I say? I've become spoiled with streaming and none of the streaming services -- Hulu Plus/Netflix -- I had downloaded to my XBox were showing Orphan Black when ever I went to look for it. I don't want to wait for physical...
