At the beginning of the month, I attended Chicon 8 in downtown Chicago, my very first* World Science Fiction Convention, aka Worldcon. I participated in some great workshops, reconnected with a bunch of people I hadn’t seen in several years, and met and hung out with a lot of awesome … Continue reading
As the title indicates, this past weekend I attended my first virtual SFF convention, Flights of Foundry. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it proved an interesting, informative, and all around good experience. The panels and presentations were all excellent, and while not entirely the same as they might … Continue reading
Awhile back I ran across an internet discussion debating the merits of reading slush. While some expressed skepticism that reading slush would be worth their time, every slush reader or former slush reader I’ve spoken to has extolled the value of the experience. Submissions editors, colloquially known as slush readers, … Continue reading
This is the story of how my wife Anna and I walked away unharmed from a car crash that easily could have killed us. Here’s how I experienced it: On the first of this month, February 2019, we headed south from Chicago to visit family near St. Louis. About four … Continue reading
Yesterday the world learned of the passing of literary giant Ursula K. Le Guin. And I don’t think I’ve ever felt so deeply upset by the death of someone I never actually met. But then, few individuals have had such a profound impact on me with their words alone. When … Continue reading
So. It’s coming up on 11 months since I last posted, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to look back on my writing endeavors in 2017, and a little of what I’m planning for the future. The past year has been rough on a lot of people, myself included, … Continue reading
I’ve been telling myself that I’d start writing some book reviews, and I decided to to stop procrastinating. The Orphan Fleet, Volume 1 is a print omnibus of two YA fantasy e-novellas by Brendan Detzner. The first follows the adventures of an airship dockworker named Jiaire, and the second focuses on … Continue reading
It’s time for the 4th and final week of the November Flash Challenge! If you don’t know what this is by now, look back through some of the previous Story Seed posts. Story Seed #7 “Music for my eyes” by NekroXIII Questions to Consider (Don’t read these if you don’t want your … Continue reading
Welcome to week 3 of the November Flash Challenge. A quick recap of the aim: take one or both of the following images as inspiration and write a story. Feel free to adhere as close or deviate as far from the inspiring image(s) as works for you. (Same goes for the … Continue reading
This past weekend was Windycon, and I had a blast. I’ve been going to Windycon every year for the past four and always had a great time. This year was the first time I signed up to be on panels, and it definitely made for a different — and even … Continue reading
