“Dempsey’s Debut” – I was thinking about an alien species judging us by our violent past (maybe not just judging us on it, but interested in us specifically because of it.) As all distant relationships go, they were not reading us quite right (they were seeing our gladiator movies and boxing and other entertainments as … Continue reading
Last week’s status: Made my three blog posts as usual, as well as my quota of comments on other blogs. Still looking for a new market for “Schizo the Magnificent”, but not looking for one for “Truth in Advertising” anymore since it will be my June 21st release. Need to prep the eBook. Last week … Continue reading
I deal in fictions – that means that I make my living (well, WOULD be making my living if I was selling any of them) by lying. When I put it that way, I suppose I should feel bad about it, but I don’t represent my stories as though they’re something that really happened. In … Continue reading
“Close Enough” came from the expression “close enough for government work.” What would that look like over galactic or planetary distances? How badly could a non-responsive agency botch things? And what kind of NORMAL people might put themselves in a position to depend on that agency? Here’s the blurb: Could a Messier object be any … Continue reading
Last week’s report: Made my three blog posts, and my quota of comments on those of others. Still looking for an appropriate open market for the only two unpublished stories I have (“Schizo the Magnificent” and “Truth in Advertising”.) I still have plenty of time to decide on my June 21st ePub, but I might … Continue reading
“The Red Barrens” really did start out as a simple wordplay on The Red Barron. I picked the title first, and then tried to work out what it was about. BARRENS and RED made me think of some other planet (okay – my obsession with going to Mars may have played into it), and since … Continue reading
Stats from last week: Made my three blog posts, and my quota of comments on those of others. Still looking for an appropriate open market for the only two unpublished stories I have (“Schizo the Magnificent” and “Truth in Advertising”.) I still have plenty of time to decide on my June 21st ePub (but I … Continue reading
