The Next Three Weeks or So
There are two and a half weeks of class left in the semester followed by a week of finals. (Yes, finals week starts in the middle of one week and ends in another rather than starting on Monday like...
View ArticleSummer Vacation
So here in the US, this weekend is a long holiday weekend. Monday is Memorial Day. It’s pretty much what it sounds like, a holiday to buy furniture on sale and get sunburned remember fallen military...
View ArticleTwo Stories From “Tales From the Otherverse” Nominated for the Sidewise Award
James Reasoner announced earlier today that two of the stories from his anthology Tales From the Otherverse have been nominated for the Sidewise Award. I had the privilege of having a story accepted...
View ArticleStill Not Dead Yet
Yes, I am alive, at least for certain definitions of life. I’ve just been swamped with ending a term, preparing for one that’s off to a bit of a rockier start than usual, and getting a child ready to...
View ArticleThe Last Night of Summer
Well, tonight is the last night of summer. Yeah, I know that officially summer doesn’t end until the equinox, which is still a few weeks away. And in the US, Labor Day, which is a week from tomorrow...
View ArticleEndless Summer
Yesterday I summed up what I did and did not accomplish over the summer. This post outlines plans for the fall. So why did I entitle it “Endless Summer”? Because of what I attempted over the summer,...
View ArticleHalloween Reading
I had hoped to have more read and reviewed by now. There should be some posts coming in the next few days. Once again there are several books I’ve been intending to read for the last few years that I...
View ArticleObligatory First of Year Post
Thanks to the wonder and magic of prescheduling, it’s 2017 was you’re reading this but still 2016 as I’m writing. Consider this my shot across the bow of general plans for the next year. I’ve never...
View ArticleI May Have Lost My Ever-Lovin’ Mind, but…
… I sat down last night and compiled a list of all the fiction I’ve written, started, or for which I have ideas developed enough to at least begin writing. I tend to be something of a pantser, so I...
View ArticleStatistics Are Interesting Things
And no, this post isn’t going to be about math. So come back here and quit running in terror. The screaming is disturbing the neighbors. Things have gotten rolling full speed at the day job, the...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on a Pulp Speed Weekend
My son didn’t have school yesterday (Monday) because the teachers had an in-service day. So my wife took advantage of his vacation to take a day off from work to go visit her parents. My son plays...
View ArticleSpring Has Broke
No, this isn’t about the trees budding leaves and the weeds grass turning green. That happened back in the middle of February. Spring break started today. I’ll be in the office for part of it. We’ve...
View ArticleI Aspire to a State of Burnout…
…because I suspect it might be an improvement. Things have been pretty hit or miss here at the blog lately. I managed in the last week to get birthday posts up for Stanley G. Weinbaum, Robert Bloch,...
View ArticleSummer Schedule
I’ve been kinda busy lately, but I thought I would give a short update. Last week my son competed in the state solo and ensemble competition. He didn’t play a solo, but his quartet scored a one. (For...
View ArticleEnd of June Update
Posts have been few and far between lately. I’m teaching a class during the first summer session that will end next Saturday. Things should pick up somewhat after that. We’ve got a family vacation...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle Again
It’s been rather quiet in this corner of the internet the last few months. That’s not because I wanted it that way. Real Life has kept me busy. But hopefully (crosses fingers, knocks on wood, throws...
View ArticleTo Book the Face or Not?
I don’t do Facebook. My wiseacre reason for not doing so is that lost friends from high school are lost for a reason and should remain that way. That’s not entirely a joke. Six or so years ago, I had...
View ArticleAnnouncing Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 2
I’ve been sitting on this for a while. The official announcement has been made, so I think I can talk about it now. I’ve got a story in the forthcoming Road Kill Vol. 2. You may have remembered I...
View ArticleRough Week
I’ve got several reviews I’m been intending to write, but this week hasn’t been that week. I hope to have some up by the end of the weekend. Monday we got word that one of our graduate students who...
View ArticleSigning at Burrowing Owl Books
So yesterday I headed to Canyon, TX, for a signing at Burrowing Owl Books. I’d like to thank the proprietor, Dallas Bell, for hosting the event. I had a great time. Burrowing Owl Books is a...
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