Today, December 1, is the first day of the application period for Taos Toolbox, the master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy.  This year’s instructors will be Nancy Kress and Walter Jon Williams, ably assisted by special lecturers E.M. Tippetts and James S.A. Corey.  The workshop will take place July 10-23, 2016, at […]

Today I received my own personal copy of the illustrated, slipcased Rogues collection, edited by George RR Martin and Gardner Dozois, and published in a limited, signed edition of 500 by Subterranean Press. The volume has my story “Diamonds from Tequila,” as well as stories by Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Gillian Flynn, Carrie Vaughn, and many […]

Just to let you all know, I’m continuing the 99-cent sale on Days of Atonement through the Thanksgiving holiday.  Just ’cause I’m a nice guy. You may find it via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Kobo, Google, and iBooks. Have a great harvest festival!

Years ago, I heard of a phrase book used by travelers to the Russian Empire which included the useful phrase, “Alas!  Our postillion has been struck by lightning!” What I didn’t realize until today was that the unfortunate lightning-struck postillion had become a kind of folk meme transmitted down nearly a century, and thus become […]