When I was a kid, we had this Christmas tradition where my mom would bake a bunch of sugar cookies, and then my sisters and
Because you need this on a Monday, here is a picture of a Scottish bagpiper serenading a penguin in the Antarctic in 1904 (click to
I’ve written about the squirrel wars twice before, though not since 2007. I see no reason to assume that they have backed off. In fact,
Once again, Jennifer and I will be participating in National Novel Writing Month. That is to say, in November we will both commit to writing
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) The Quest is a reality show of sorts that runs on Thursday
When I was first writing, seriously, back in high school, I aimed to be the next Kurt Vonnegut. Not sure why. I wrote satirical science
Writing workshop at Westercon 67 At Westercon last weekend (I will be posting a Con Report at some point this weekend), I participated in the
This friendly rock-hopper penguin welcomes you! (Tagged by my friend Andrea Stewart. Andrea is a member of my face-to-face writers’ group, WordForge. She’s wicked talented
Okay. Between jury duty (for a rather intense trial) and extra hours of work to make sure our website doesn’t explode this month, I’m finding
Remember this scene from our kitchen from last night? Well, we thought that a single Dalek in the kitchen, easily dispatched by my sonic screwdriver,