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Rumors, Scandals and Other People’s Drama, oh my! 19 Jul 2013 | 09:59 am
I went through a lot of drama in my former marriage due to my wife’s mental illness. I didn’t realize until recent events how much that changed me. For one, I have a very low tolerance for other peopl...
Take Time To Be Present aka Turn The Damn Cell Phone Off 15 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
This weekend I had the privilege of attending the funeral of two high school friends’ mother. I call it a privilege because this was no somber mournfest. This was a celebration of life and love. In fa...
Ruminations on Freedom 5 Jul 2013 | 09:03 pm
Freedom is a funny thing. Celebrated far and wide as an ideal. Yet when you have it, you don’t always feel it, because freedom does come with a certain weight of responsibility. Some choose to ignore ...
Guest Post: Genre Mashups by Michael J. Martinez 1 Jul 2013 | 10:46 pm
I love a good genre mashup. Elves in the 1940s? Awesome. Cybernetic werewolves? Bring it. Steampunk dragons? You bet. Horatio Hornblower in space? …actually, I wrote that, more or less. Crashed a frig...
Revised Table Of Contents and Cover For Beyond The Sun 30 Jun 2013 | 11:10 am
10 Introduction • Bryan Thomas Schmidt 13 Migration • Nancy Kress 30 The Hanging Judge • Kristine Kathryn Rusch 45 Flipping the Switch • Jamie Todd Rubin 61 The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeiae • Brad R. Tor...
A Culture of The Worst? 27 Jun 2013 | 10:45 pm
I love interacting with people from other cultures. Discovering the world through their eyes, looking through that other lens, exploring it, seeing where it leaves, discovering new questions, new answ...
WriteTip: Using Assumption as a Dramatic Device 24 Jun 2013 | 10:20 am
Since I’ve talked a lot about assumption over the past week, it seems appropriate to point out how useful it can be in creating conflict and tension in your fiction. Assumption is deadly for unity and...
Life Goes On 23 Jun 2013 | 09:56 am
This is going to be my last post on the SFWA Civility line. It’s tired. And it’s time to move on. But a few final words. It’s funny how a few people keep reacting to my posts as if I have not responde...
Life Goes On 23 Jun 2013 | 09:56 am
This is going to be my last post on the SFWA Civility line. It’s tired. And it’s time to move on. But a few final words. It’s funny how a few people keep reacting to my posts as if I have not responde...
And The Letters Make It All Worthwhile 21 Jun 2013 | 11:30 pm
Just two recent examples of the types of letters I’m getting in response to the brouhaha this week. Not posting names because they shouldn’t face repercussions from the crazies. But it’s certainly mad...
