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The Folded Sky draft is handed in. I’ve been working on this book for five year, with breaks to do other stuff along the way, and I am glad to have handed it...
If you can't achieve synthesis, how about an orgy of violence?
One of the most fascinating elements of modern speculative fiction, that descendant of scientifiction, of SFF, of sci-fi, of fantastical literature, of...
I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date--
oopsie
When you play more sports you're going to need more stadiums: the Rainbow Age of Speculative Fiction
Hey, folks, At worldcon, I was arguing (in the rhetorical barcon sense, not the having a fight sense) with a friend about the Rainbow Age of Science Fiction,...
To serve Mankind. I mean, to save $20.
I got my blood pressure taken by a marsh-wiggle last week. I went to see a podiatrist about my persistent recurring metatarsal pain, and discovered that his...
Spóla update
The trainer who is working with Scott's new horse sent this. Apparently she was sacked out completely for over an hour, which is a good sign with horses....
People jumping out of perfectly good spaceships, 30% off.
Hey everybody! Just wanted to let my UK/Commonwealth readers know that IN CELEBRATION OF THE DAY, the paperbacks of MACHINE and ANCESTRAL NIGHT are 30% off...
Fellas, it's been good to know you.
I was pretty sure Gordon Lightfoot was going to live forever, but I see on the slowly entropizing Twitter machine that he’s passed away. So this seems like a...
I'm sorry your mom blew up.
So the bird food I'm giving the birds? Has raisins in it. And I don't think birds like raisins. I am John Cusack's mom in BETTER OFF DEAD*. "It's got raisins...
Barnes & Noble pre-order sale!
Hey folks! Just a quick heads up that pre-orders are 25% off at B&N for the next three days, and The Origin of Storms trade paperback is on their list!...
Bonus cat photos for paid subscribers
You see the problem here:
We all like to think we'd resist the evil overlord's mind-control powers...
…when we can’t even force ourselves to move an inconvenient cat. Good morning, folks, and happy Monday to you all. We missed the aurora of a lifetime last...
Sekrit Projekt, and trying out this Notes thing.
Hey, folks, So I alluded to a project I was working on that involved an NDA. I can tell you that it’s a novelette for a shared world anthology, and that it’s...
Tired, sore, and plumb wore out... but hanging in there
Hey folks, Sorry it’s been quiet around here—I’ve been on deadline and overwhelmed with tasks and some lingering post-surgical complications (yes, from 2021,...
Here's the audio podcast from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear. ;)
In which I read the opening to the Karen Memory novel I'm working on, ANGEL MAKER, and Scott reads a selection from MORE THAN FOOLS FILL GRAVES, a Gentleman...
Reading at KGB Bar on Wednesday!
Does what it says on the box.
Nirbachito Dosti Golpo
I am so pleased to announce that my first collection of stories in Bengali, translated by Anushtup Sett and edited by Dip Ghosh, are now available from...
My first Bengali publications and a relevant link or two
Anne Helen Petersen’s Culture Study newsletter is often fascinating, and it’s interesting to see her re-upping this piece about capitalism and multi-level...
One does not simply walk out of Omelas.
As I write this, I have my first cold with sore throat since November of 2019 and though it’s mild, I have to say, I didn’t miss this. I’m testing negative...
Book Club Post for 6 February 2023
Hey folks! I've actually managed to... read some books? Seems fake, but there you are. I was not a fan of Story Genius by Lisa Kron, or to give it its full...