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 …
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 …
My Schedule for RavenCon 2018
It’s con season—and not a moment too soon. This year, it may be the only way to tell spring has sprung. First up is one of my favorites, RavenCon. I hope you’ll join me and …
My Schedule for Capclave 2017
Capclave, my hometown con specializing in short fiction, is coming up this weekend. Don’t miss your chance to see our award-winning guests of honor, Ken Liu and Neil Clarke, as well as hang with the …
“Cat Pictures Please” with a side of Aeslin Mice
Don’t expect me to rip the bandage off any dark secrets in this year’s #HoldOntoTheLight essay. No, I’m not blowing off the campaign. Yes, there’s a blog ahead. But I’m not going to beat myself …
First Pass on my 2017 Dragon Con Schedule
All the cool kids posted their Dragon Con schedules last week. But I held out until I could be sure I had a reading. Thanks to John Hartness of Falstaff Books, now I do! On …
My Balticon 2017 Schedule
Spring has sprung, and Memorial Day is less than a week away. You know what that means: Balticon! This year’s con will again be held at the Marriott Renaissance overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, May 26-29. …
Misbehaving in real time
From today’s personal Facebook feed. (I’m better behaved on my author page. Honest!) Reading the latest celebrity news out of Washington, my Pentagon analyst—er, writer brain started making a list: – Orders inappropriate menu choices …
Because some have forgotten
In 1883 a Jewish writer named Emma Lazarus was asked to write a poem to help raise money for the pedestal needed before the Statue of Liberty could be erected on what became Liberty Island …
The Annual Awards Eligibility Post, 2017 Edition
We writers ask a lot of our readers. Not only do we ask you to read–and love!–our stuff, we want you to buy it, rate it, review it, and yes, nominate it for awards. Reading …