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 …
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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 …
#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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …