2015 Book 50: Metatropolis: The Dawning of Uncivilization edited by John Scalzi, isbn 9780679745655, Vintage, 142 pages, softcover, $10.99

The Premise: (from Goodreads page): Five original tales set in a shared urban future--from some of the hottest young writers in modern SF. More than an anthology, "Metatropolis "is the brainchild of five of ( Read more... )

It's been exactly one month since my last entry here, my review of Tales of the Wold Newton Universe on May 7th.  There are a few reasons for this.

• Livejournal's various interface problems.  I was getting frustrated with problems logging in, as well as how pages don't seem to stop loading -- something in the background continues to cycle.  Some of ( Read more... )

My intent is to finally write reviews for certain books I read in 2013 but because reasons did not get the reviews written. This won't be for everything I missed reviewing in 2013 (that's something like 60 books) but for books I feel I have something specific to say about, or authors I "always" review, or for some other factor.

Book 96: love in ( Read more... )

Book 28: Seeds of Change edited by John Joseph Adams, isbn: 9780809573103, Prime Books, re-released by John Joseph Adams in ebook in 2013, 239 pages, $3.99

The Premise: (from the Goodreads page): Imagine the moment when the present ends, and the future begins - when the world we knew is no more and a brave new world is thrust upon us. Gathering ( Read more... )

Wow ( Read more... )

I had dinner tonight with one of my former local writer group buddies. Rosemary and I haven't seen each other in a while, and it was great to catch up. She even took the time to critique my new short, "The After Party," which was great given the short notice.

Got home to a "yay" and a "that sucks."

The Yay: jaylake sent me the first draft of his story ( Read more... )

I haven't really posted about the SEVEN TORTURES OF ANTHONY CARDNO (title subject to change depending on ... well, how many stories I actually get) in a while, so here's an update ( Read more... )

Book 03: Dark Faith Invocations edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, isbn 9781937009076, softcover, 280 pages, Apex Publications, $15.95

The Premise: (from the back cover): Religion, science, magic, love, family - Everyone believes in something, and that faith pulls us through the darkness and the light. The second coming of Dark Faith ( Read more... )

I've written multiple times before about how influentia jaylake  has been in the short time I've known him: on my writing, on my sense of self, on my sense of the world outside of myself. Jay's an inspiration, and not solely because of his on-going struggle with stage 4 metastatic cancer ( Read more... )

Amazed once again at how fast half a month flies by between entries for me. Life on the road, and all that ( Read more... )