Initial thoughts on Game of Thrones

Let me start by saying that generally speaking, I am not a fan of fantasy fiction. This doesn’t mean that I don’t like it, it simply means that I prefer other things (like science fiction) ahead of fantasy and there is enough science fiction to keep me busy for a lifetime. Also, I have this [...]

30 day song challenge, day 1: your favorite song

Reading my friend Eric‘s posts on Facebook for the 30 day song challenge decided me to be a copycat and attempt this as well. Day 1 is “your favorite song” and of course, this is difficult when you enjoy a wide variety of musical styles. Favorite what? Rock? Metal? Punk? 80s? 40s? I suppose they [...]

The Business of Science Fiction is a Hugo Finalist!

I saw that the Hugo Finalists were announced yesterday and I was so glad to see that Barry N. Malzberg and Mike Resnick‘s wonderful book, The Business of Science Fiction made the final ballot in the category of Best Related Book. As I’ve said before, I think this is one of the most important books to [...]

Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 13: July 1940

Happy new year! I started this Vacation with the July 1939 issue and we have now arrived at the July 1940 issue, making this the first issue of my second year in the Golden Age of science fiction. July brings to mind summer, and today is the first summer-like day here in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. [...]

The June Asimov’s (times two)

Went to the mailbox today and found two copies of the June Asimov’s shrink-wrapped together in a nice, tight little package. The label on the outside was not my standard subscription label, but my name and address was there. Looking at it, I guessed that perhaps I was supposed to received a couple of author’s [...]

A brief update

I was so busy with work yesterday, followed by the return home from vacation of Kelly and the Little Man, that I never posted yesterday. Despite that, I had quite a large number of hits on the blog–or perhaps I should say because that? Today is equally busy because it is the last day of [...]

This post is for Michael J. Sullivan

Best-selling fantasy novelist and fellow Arlington Writers Group member Michael J. Sullivan said to me and writer and group member, Jess Stork this evening: “I expect to see blog posts from both of you tomorrow morning.” This said, after a number of beers were consumed by all in the fabulous outdoor atmosphere of the Northside [...]

Rocketships in Mudville

Science fiction, writing, and baseball: three things that I love. And when they can be combined into a single post, what’s not to love about that? Let me start out by saying that this post will not be about baseball in science fiction. Steven H. Silver has covered that topic in fine fashion and I [...]

The next Wayward Time Traveler installment is up at @sfsignal

The next installment of my Wayward Time Traveler column is up now at the award-winning science fiction website SF Signal. In this installment, I talk about getting to meet your heroes. Pop over there and take a walk with me In the Garden of the Demigods. And a big congratulations go out to John DeNardo [...]

The Universe: Season 1

I finished watching Season 1 of the History Channel series The Universe a few days ago and I enjoyed it for the most part. The episodes were interesting and the computer graphics helped to illustrate concepts that might not otherwise be clear to a layperson. As a popular program on science, it does a good [...]

Exorcising the TSA demon

This is comes second-hand and from a very worked up Dad, so take what follows with a grain of salt. I just found out about it myself this morning. Yesterday, while Kelly and the Little Man were going through airport security, the Little Man broke free from Kelly who, 20 weeks pregnant and trying to [...]

A day of rest

I took Kelly and the Little Man to the airport yesterday morning. They are off to spend the bulk of the Little Man’s spring break in Florida with his grandparents. That means that I am a bachelor for the next four days. It is an odd feeling to be home all alone after 22 months [...]

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