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Dear Match Game 2016: You [Blanked] Up
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Dear Match Game 2016,
You’re missing the point.
You’re supposed to be funny, see? Make people laugh? The old 1970s Match Game excelled at that. It oozed with sexual innuendo and double entendre. INNUENDO. That’s key here. They couldn’t directly talk about body parts. They couldn’t ( Read more... ) -
Story Behind the Story: “Roots, Shallow and Deep” and the Mussel Slough Tragedy
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My newest story is a special one for me: a magical twist on a real historical event that took place near my hometown. It’s called “Roots, Shallow and Deep” and it can be read at Urban Fantasy Magazine.
I was in 3rd grade when another 3rd grade class visited to perform their own ( Read more... ) -
Over at the SFWA Blog
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The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. I first found out about the group as a teenager, and well, joining it was a wistful dream for many years. I talk about that in full detail today over at the SFWA Blog. Check it out!
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Earthquake Day
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I will always think of October 17th as earthquake day.
1989. I was nine, at home in Hanford. I was watching the 5 o’clock news on KSEE 24 out of Fresno with my mom and brother. We felt the earth move. We all looked at the hanging lamps; their sway confirmed that an earthquake had ( Read more... ) -
Memories of B. Dalton and the Booksigning that Won’t Be
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[In a week, I hold my first booksigning at Changing Hands in nearby Tempe, Arizona. This got me thinking about how I always imagined things would be...]
I grew up in small-town agricultural California. My local bookstore was a B. Dalton in the Kings Mall. My early memories of that ( Read more... ) -
Mind Meld: Magical Items
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This week I took part in an SF Signal Mind Meld on the subject of favorite magical items. I get all sentimental about Final Fantasy IV and long bows. It’s a very fun discussion, so drop by and check it out!
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