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I’m no longer a wiki virgin. My first post to survive the process unedited describes the Epoch sf anthology, published in 1975. Now that I understand how the process works, there’ll likely be more articles. I won’t write about them all, I promise;)
I’m hoping to hear some good news about a job, having applied for [...]

I’ve been running a discussion group at writingforums.com for quite some time, six months or so, and, while the discussions are interesting, the format leaves a lot to be desired. Instead of creating a forum here or going through the steps of learning how to run forum software while I have other stressful activities on [...]

Another November, another NaNoWriMo novel…this was my second official year, and both novels went smoothly, way ahead of schedule. Last year’s entry, MILK, is undergoing editing and will likely be finished in the reasonably near future. It’s part of my future history arc, and I’ve been working on making that whole series internally consistent. Takes [...]

The Big Dumb Object is a science-fictional plot device, as described in the linked wiki entry. Examples would be the Ringworld, Rama, Gaea, or Jack Kirby’s Ego, the Living Planet.

I got to thinking, while driving cross-country and sucking caffeine to stay awake, about big dumb objects. More specifically, I started thinking about the planet Carcosa [...]

You might anticipate some small changes to this blog and site-namely, the addition of a book database, courtesy of the Book Collector software, which will be appended to the “sf booknerd” section, and will include all of my titles in due time. Coupled with that, I’ll be doing at least a capsule review of each.
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I don’t know about anyone else, but one of the things I most love to do on a rainy day is to read…put some music on, lie back, and travel in someone else’s dreamland. My preference is for science fiction, especially Silver Age, though I will read noir, horror, or an upscale graphic novel.
Today we [...]

Here’s my just read and to be read pile as of this morning:

A lot of these are re-reads…but not all.

Your preference?
Mine is near-future, though I like some far-future things. The ones I generally don’t care as much for are the ones set a couple of hundred years from now that have everyone behaving like the 20th or 21st century. Think of how much we’ve changed over the years, and how rapidly!
near future examples: Stand [...]