Saturday night was spent at the Enchanted Skies Star Party. Traditionally this has been held at a nearly-inaccessible ranch in the Magdalena mountains, but this latest was held at the Camino Real Heritage Center, a remote state monument. I was able to drive to it in my car rather than having to take a shuttle […]

Twice again, I venture before my public.Tuesday, October 16— hey, that’s tomorrow!— I’ll be doing a reading and signing at 3:30 at the New Mexico Tech library. If you’re in Socorro County, by all means drop by.On Saturday, Oct 20, Title Wave Books in Albuquerque will be celebrating a significant anniversary— don’t remember which one— […]

I’m a sucker for the romance of steam. Steam boats, steam locomotives, steam cars, steam monorails, steam zeppelins . . . I like the whole steampunk vibe so much that it’s amazing I’ve never written anything that fits into that category. It should be no surprise, therefore, that this last weekend found us in Colorado, […]

If you’ve been wondering what the hell 1970s German band Dschinghis Khan is singing in their astounding video artifact “Moskau,” here’s the answer.“Mister Disco summoned it.” Carry on.