Modblog

No, not batting practice, though my beloved Cubbies could use some. I’ve added buddypress functionality to this blog, in anticipation of the imminent death of the Gernsback Continuum, as ning is discontinuing free services, and of the exodus of folks from writingforums.com as that site’s sale appears imminent.
I don’t get along with the prospective owner. [...]

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 [...]

I’ve been unpacking book boxes at my leisure, since my bookcases didn’t make the trip down here. I know pretty much what’s in each, and so am able to pick and choose which to unpack based on what I feel like reading.
Under ordinary circumstances, I have a number of books going. One in the bedroom [...]

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.
More [...]

Having just paid the deposit on the movers and rental car, I can safely say that our move is official. On my 48th birthday, October 29, we’ll take possession of the premises in Arizona and start moving in our kit and kaboodle.
Her youngest is coming along to help with the move and to vacation for [...]

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.

Well, since it’s been a week since I was able to log in, I’m going to bid a sad farewell to Writers’ Forums/Writing Forums, at writingforums.com. (Cue bugle).
The odd thing is that I had left the site for almost three months due to the abundance of dunces, wannabes, and never-will-bes that infested the place, following [...]