This coming Saturday, January 28, 2006, will be twenty years since the space shuttle Challenger exploded during its launch, killing all of the crew onboard. Twenty years! While I can’t remember that day as clearly as I used to, I can remember aspects of it pretty clearly. I was in junior high school at the…
This coming Saturday, January 28, 2006, will be twenty years since the space shuttle Challenger exploded during its launch, killing all of the crew onboard. Twenty years! While I can’t remember that day as clearly as I used to, I can remember aspects of it pretty clearly. I was in junior high school at the…
My story, “The Last S.F. Writer,” was rejected by STRANGE HORIZONS today. It was a form letter rejection this time (or form email, I should say), but it seemed to come back faster than the last time I submitted something to that magazine. Ah well. I got praise on the story when it was submitted…
My story, “The Last S.F. Writer,” was rejected by STRANGE HORIZONS today. It was a form letter rejection this time (or form email, I should say), but it seemed to come back faster than the last time I submitted something to that magazine. Ah well. I got praise on the story when it was submitted…
This morning felt the like the coldest morning so far this winter. It’s crystal clear out, but there is a howling wind that blew through the night. My ears got so cold waiting for the train this morning that they started to hurt (I didn’t have a hat). That is an indication of just how…
This morning felt the like the coldest morning so far this winter. It’s crystal clear out, but there is a howling wind that blew through the night. My ears got so cold waiting for the train this morning that they started to hurt (I didn’t have a hat). That is an indication of just how…
On the train home this evening, I got to thinking about my favorite type of book. I’m not talking about genre: science fiction mystery; or fiction vs. non-fiction. Instead, I’m talking about book binding. To anyone who has ever walked into a bookstore, the most blantant book types you see are hardcover books. Hardcover books…
On the train home this evening, I got to thinking about my favorite type of book. I’m not talking about genre: science fiction mystery; or fiction vs. non-fiction. Instead, I’m talking about book binding. To anyone who has ever walked into a bookstore, the most blantant book types you see are hardcover books. Hardcover books…
Norm and Vicky were planning a weekend trip to Las Vegas March 3-6 and invited a bunch of us to come along. Eric is going, and now I am too. I just got my plane tickets. Norm got us rooms in the Aladdin Hotel/Casino. Aside from passing through Las Vegas on the way to or…
Norm and Vicky were planning a weekend trip to Las Vegas March 3-6 and invited a bunch of us to come along. Eric is going, and now I am too. I just got my plane tickets. Norm got us rooms in the Aladdin Hotel/Casino. Aside from passing through Las Vegas on the way to or…