Police State

June 13, 2013

Recent events, here and in the world, have me thinking about police states, and what they are and how they come about. In Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan— who has been democratically elected three times— heads a state that is increasingly authoritarian, and he is now depending on police forces to maintain his grip on power. […]

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Deep State (of Depression)

June 12, 2013

Once again I’m watching scenes from one of my novels play out on television, and once again I’m finding it depressing. Deep State was a novel about a revolution against an oppressive Turkish government, and now we get to see that on CNN— and to watch Christine Amanpour try to corner a Turkish official about exactly […]

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My Ebooks Are Live At Baen!

June 10, 2013

My various ebooks are now available at Baen Books, which I hope will help to find them a new audience. You can click to them via the ebook page, or head straight for my index page at Baen. Baen is also bundling some of my books into easy-to-click collections, including the Hardwired Bundle (Hardwired, Solip:System, […]

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As The Knee Bends . . .

June 6, 2013

Kathy’s home from the hospital a mere two days after the knee replacement, and is getting along well on a walker.  She’s experiencing little to no pain, and was the star of her physical therapy class. Thanks to all of you who expressed your good wishes.  No doubt she’ll thank you herself very soon now.

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For Wild Cards Fans

June 6, 2013

I’ve been remiss in pointing out the recent appearance of a couple Wild Cards stories over on Tor.com.  These were both edited by George RR Martin, and they are free.  Free as in, y’know, just click and read. Cherie Priest, known for her Clockwork Century novels, offers up “The Button Man and the Murder Tree.” […]

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Piña Coladas. Five Cents.

June 4, 2013

Kathy underwent knee replacement surgery this morning.  Which means either that posting here will be scarce, or that I’ll be posting a lot, since I’ll be sitting in a hospital room with a keyboard in front of me and little else to do. In the meantime, enjoy this amazing video of New York in 1939, […]

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Chat About Writing and Food

May 31, 2013

Fran Wilde (Taos Toolbox ’12) interviews me about writing and food.  Check it out.

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Fun

May 31, 2013

Posts have been scarce the last ten days or so, and it’s all because I was having fun.  I could either stop having fun in order to post about all the fun I was having, or I could just go on having fun.  Which is what I did. Most of the fun was had at […]

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Mortality

May 30, 2013

Jack Vance died a few days ago, but the news was only released today.  He was 96. Admiration for Jack’s works came late to me.  I read some Vance when I was a teen, but either I read the wrong stuff, or I simply didn’t Get It.  But coming to Vance as an adult, I […]

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From the Mountain

May 24, 2013

We’re having a jolly fine time here at Rio Hondo, the workshop as big as all outdoors. Here are Carrie Vaughn, Kim Jollow Zimring, and Michaela Roessner in front of some of the luxe lodging available here in the Carson National Forest.

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