The Really Cutting it Fine, Almost too Late, Awards Nomination Post

I thought the 2018 awards nomination season passed me by. But on Friday the good folks at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) sent out a reminder that the Nebula nomination period remains open until Friday, February 15—to say nothing of the Hugo...

My Capclave Schedule, 2018 Edition

Oops! I meant to post this earlier this week, but my current writing project had other ideas. I’m just glad it released its grip before the con began. Capclave did me proud this year: six panels, an autograph session and two readings. It all takes place Friday-Sunday,...

#HoldOntoTheLight: The Bathroom Trick

Mom was a Jungian—sort of. A World War II-era psychiatric nurse, she understood there are times when talking through a problem simply wasn’t enough. She knew the health of the mind was inextricably linked to the health of the body. She’d seen firsthand the devastating...

Goin’ to Dragon Con, 2018 Edition

Dragon Con is almost here! I’ll be heading out Wednesday, abandoning spouse and house panther to their own devices. (They’re afraid…very afraid. 😉 ) I can’t wait to see my friends—and learn what author and Falstaff Books publisher John Hartness is planning for the...

My Balticon 52 Schedule

Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and we all know what that means—Balticon! Celebrate the real start of summer with a couple thousand of your favorite friends at Baltimore’s Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Oh yeah, I’ll be there, too, with a wonderful...