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Un-Finished Objects
I have become the finishing projects guru. (Here’s a blog post on how that happened. Did you know I even teach classes on how to finish your stuff? Yeah, even I am confused that this is me, now.) Two years Read more…
Blathering
Total Cost of Ownership
Owning things carries a hidden cost. Anything. You have to store the thing, so it physically costs space. Have enough stuff and you may end up having to buy or rent more space. Then there’s maintaining or cleaning the object. Read more…
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Things From Our Kitchen Junk Drawer That Could Have Saved This Spaceship
I’m sad to see that Daily Science Fiction’s archive is gone, so I thought I’d post this story here for all to enjoy. This first appeared in February of 2021 and was on the long list for the Hugo. Things Read more…
Life
The First Time I Asked for a Raise
This bit of memoir… has a lot in it. Content warning for capitalism and… I wish this were a lie… auto-erotic bestiality. The first time I ever asked for a raise, I was immediately fired. I got the job through Read more…
Blathering
Problematic Faves
Let’s start with a confession. I like Ted Nugent’s music. UGH. He’s an AWFUL person, and the lyrics aren’t exactly winning awards, either. (Well, “Fred Bear” is unproblematic, right?) Can you separate the art from the artist? It’s a question Read more…
Life
What it’s like to be Guest of Honor
This past weekend, I was Author Guest of Honor at Cleveland ConCoction! I never expected this to happen, or at least, I expected it to be something that would come after… well, after what? Winning a major award? Getting a Read more…
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Moral Worldbuilding
I want to write socially conscious science fiction. To quote television writer and producer Rod Serling, “The writer’s role is to be a menacer of the public’s conscience, he must have a position, a point of view. He must see Read more…