Yesterday I was asked, as I have been a few times before “I’m trying to write but what’s it take to be an author?” The simple answer is to write and keep writing. It takes hundreds of hours to complete a book, and you need to have several books if you really want to make […]
Archives for March 2017
God Bless 4Chan
CIA, FBI, NSA, all of them have access to your tvs, your phones, your cars. They can hear or see anything you say or do at all times, yet they can’t catch leakers within their own organization and terrorists still slip through the cracks. And these are well paid, highly trained professionals with the resources […]
Baseball By Dummies Podcast Feat. Me!
I am on yet another podcast today, the Baseball By Dummies podcast, one of my favorite podcasts on the sport, probably second only to Effectively Wild which I consider to be the grandaddy of them all. They interviewed me about the Oakland A’s season this year and what I thought of it (as I am […]
Oakland A’s Ace Sonny Gray Injured
Well, crap. Those are the two words that me and thousands of other of Oakland A’s fans are thinking right now. He’s got a “lat strain” as reported this morning by Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. That injury is going to keep him out through spring training at least, and he’s been […]
Retro Review: Fire Time by Poul Anderson
When I started reading Poul Anderson’s Fire Time, I did she because I thought it was on the Appendix N reading list. While Mr. Anderson makes that list twice, this was not one of those books. However, I’m quite happy I found this magnificent author through this work first, and would highly recommend anyone start […]
Vacation Reading
When I’m about to head out for vacation, naturally I’m stressed as anyone else: did I get everything done at home? have I made up for my potential work absence? am I forgetting to bring something? Invariably, there’s an issue with one of the items above. But what adds to my stress as a book nerd, […]
The Last Crusade: Public Displays of Christianity
Last week, I popped into a gas station’s mini-mart and had a short conversation with the employee there. He was a really friendly older gentleman with an accent I couldn’t place, and I didn’t ask where he hailed from. We talked family, work, life, and it came away a positive conversation despite what probably were […]
Quick Shots
Far too busy to blog much today, but I will leave you with 3 awesome tidbits: Reading Poul Anderson’s Fire Time – Centaurs under a twin sun with barbarians at the gate. A space fleet of humans who may intervene. And they drink beer and smoke tobacco. Epic #PulpRevolution. #BasedStickMan: American Hero The Corroding Empire […]
Congratulations to Mike Glyer and File 770
Today it was announced that they are on the short list for a hugo nomination for best fanzine from the Rabid Puppies and Vox Day. Truly a wondrous achievement for them. As a person who is completely responsible for most of their traffic in February, in a lot of ways, it’s like getting nominated myself. […]
Never So Excited To Get A Box (Star Realms!)
I found out a couple weeks ago that Star Realms has produced a new storage box through Legion Supplies. The little boxes that the base game comes in barely stores those cards as it is, and so when you sleeve your cards (pro-tip you should always put game cards in protective sleeves, especially if you’re […]
Why A Revolution In Sci-Fi Is Necessary
This morning I had a conversation with what you would call an average reader. It’s not a rabid convention goer, not an author who’s got his favorite reads and plugging his friends, but a person who periodically reads books for fun and relaxation and happens to like to explore strange, new worlds. The kind of […]
More From The Anti-Christian/Conservative Bigots In SF/F
I hate having to post about this sort of thing so often, as I would like to have fun and enjoy astounding strange new worlds with thrills, action, adventure and romance… but unfortunately a group has been so brainwashed by a small but vocal group of haters that they will shout down anything, even a […]
