Musical Musings
I’ve been driving madly toward the end of the latest Linnet Ellery book so I haven’t had a lot of time to write up posts. I’ve had a couple in mind and here’s one of them. When I bought the sports car it came with satellite radio. I figured I’d used it until the...
Saddened and Shaken
No this isn't about martinis and disappointment when they're stirred rather than shaken. Today we are celebrating MLK (Martin Luther King) Day here in the United States. This morning I was indulging in my morning ritual of reading through various news sites before I...
Strive — At Least a Little
A friend of mine and a terrific writer just landed a job with a miniatures gaming company as their head writer. Up until now they have been using folks in the gaming community who fancied themselves writers, but hadn't really put in the blood and sweat like my buddy....
Surprising Response from a Public Figure
Andrew Sullivan is pretty okay. I took real offense over his stance in a CNN interview about this pregnant woman who is brain dead in Texas, but being forced to remain on a ventilator as a human incubator over the objections of her husband her, her father and her own...
Mr. Asimov Says It All
While I was sweating on the rowing machine yesterday the TV right above me was tuned to CNN's new reboot of Crossfire. They were having a global warming debate with Newt Gingrich and some other Republican neither of whom were scientists on one side, and one actual...
Reading Lists
I've been on a non-fiction kick for the past month. Maybe because I'm having to wait for new novels from my friends and talented authors -- James S.A. Corey, Daniel Abraham, Drew Karpyshyn, Emma Newman, -- hurry up, guys. Anyway, I started this non-fiction kick with...
Thoughts on HER
I've been reflecting for several days as to why I found HER so singularly unsatisfying, and frankly dull, and I think I've pinpointed the issues. The first and obvious one is that this felt like an interesting question that had been asked and answered years ago by the...
The Hobbit: Part Deux
I saw The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug last Saturday, but I've been really busy with company and cooking Christmas dinner and in general having fun so I'm just getting around to writing up my thoughts. Also, I just didn't care that much. The movie neither...
People Don’t Understand The Bill of Rights
I got back from my long day of driving to and from Farmington to discover that a new outrage fit had broken out on both sides of the political fence over this guy from a reality show called DUCK DYNASTY. I've never see the show. Just seen pictures of the bearded...
Stupid is a Terrible Plot Device
If you hang out on my wall on Facebook it's probably clear I've been struggling with this latest urban fantasy novel. Some of that was due to getting picked as one of the top S.F. and fantasy novels of 2013 -- Kirkus - Best fiction 2013 science fiction & fantasy....
