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Semi autobiographical
I once read a book review that began, “If I have to read one more semi-autobiographical novel about a gay boy coming of age in the rural south, I’m going to scream.” I know the feeling. And I say this...
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Getting unstuck
A long-stuck story came unstuck last week, and I was able to read a complete draft to my writers’ group on Saturday. One of my friends present asked how I got the story unstuck. The more I think about...
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Experiences, not things
The ads usually pop up as Christmas time approaches: give people the gift of experiences, not things. They suggest paid excursions, theatre tickets, sports event tickets, and so on, with an appeal...
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Not all reasons are reasonable
Several years ago I was browsing in a bookstore. Now that I think of it, a lot more of my personal anecdotes probably ought to begin with that line than usually do. But I digress… I picked up a...
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Skipping the convention
This will be the first time in 26 years that I have not attended NorWesCon (the Northwest Science Fiction Convention). Technically, the first one1 I actually attended was not NorWesCon, but was called...
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Book Review: The Last Policeman
The Last Policeman, by Ben H. WintersThis book came out last year, but I just finished it recently. The Last Policeman, by Ben H. Winters, poses the question: what’s the point of solving a murder when...
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The abyss’s game
A few months ago I wrote about my decades long struggle with a specific incident of separating the art from the artist. A writer some of whose work I had enjoyed back in the eighties, removed all doubt...
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The co-opting of the Nerds
The Great Nerd Summit (also known as San Diego Comic-Con International, or SDCC) has just happened. I have only attended once, back in the mid-80s when attendance was a mere 6000 people. Yes, I said...
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Speaker for the Abyss
I thought I had said all I would say about the Orson Scott Card stuff in “Abyss Gazing” and “The Abyss’ Game“, unfortunately some people who I would have hoped knew better have decided that any gay...
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Future events such as these
Jared attending an editorial meeting via FaceTime. (Click to embiggen)I like living in the future. We had an editorial board meeting last night, and it being busy, crazy summertime, we almost didn’t...
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Why do you care?
Jon Pertwee was the Third Doctor (1970-74).I’m a big nerd and long-time Doctor Who fan. For years my favorite was Jon Pertwee, and not just because he totally rocked a velvet jacket, ruffled shirt, and...
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Nightmare Theatre!
When I was a kid, just about every metropolitan area in the U.S. had at least one local TV station showing some sort of monster/mystery/sci-fi/horror movie program every week. Many of them ran on...
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Running off to a con
The car is very nearly packed. I still need to pack the computer, make a final run through the house to get everything turned off, et cetera, and I may hop in the shower one more time before I go. I go...
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Book Review: Countdown City
Countdown City, by Ben H. Winters (book 2 of the Last Policeman trilogy).Countdown City is a mid-apocalyptic noir. When I reviewed The Last Policeman, I mentioned that I was a teeny bit disappointed,...
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Mirror, mirror…
Obviously not actually me, as there is only one remote in the picture…Several years ago I was reading about the new shows coming out the next season, and one, The Big Bang Theory, sounded like exactly...
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What’s your favorite End-of-the-World movie?
“It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine!I finally watched Iron Sky, which is a very silly movie about a secret colony of Nazis hidden on the dark side of the moon, that has been...
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We skipped NorWesCon
Some of my bestest friends hanging out at the convention this year. I didn’t take this picture, because I wasn’t there.So we didn’t go to the Northwest Science Fiction (NorWesCon) again this year....
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Tribal allegiances
I wore this t-shirt, featuring camping unicorns (Campy-corns!) to this year’s Pride Parade and Festival.I often use the term “tribe” to refer to some of the groups or sections of society that people...
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Live long and prosper
“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. [Live Long And Prosper]” Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015 (Source: Leonard’s final tweet after leaving the hospital...
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Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end
Publicity photo of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy on the set of the original Star Trek series.There are a lot of thoughts and emotions bouncing around in my head since learning that Leonard...
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