A couple of folks asked about details on the short fiction which has been published from the continuity of Original Destiny, Manifest Sin, the Old West fantasy/alternate history novel I plan to resume writing in mid-April. Here's what has been published:

• "Jefferson's West" - Boondocks Fantasy, ed. Jean Rabe - Not currently available online, but a ( Read more... )

State of the writing life, reduced chemo edition ( Read more... )

Yesterday Lisa Costello and I drove home from Seattle. This after a very nice brunch with John Pitts, Melissa Shaw and her husband, and Greg Bear and Astrid Bear. We visited with another friend on our way out of town, then hit the road hard and fast for Portland.

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Things I want to do before I die, time, health and funds permitting:

• Take a long road trip through the American west with ( Read more... )

Back to the oncology departmentI am going back to the doctor today, to see my surgical oncologist for a post-operative examination. This will likely be an unalarming visit, as all the major shoes have dropped insofar as I know. On the other hand, I've thought that before, and then things have gotten worse. And worse. I plan to discuss the state of ( Read more... )

Here is the second-to-last installment of this little series. One more time, I'd like to thank everyone who's involved themselves in the discussion so far. For reference, and if you'd like to catch up on the various comments:

Part 1 [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Part 2 [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Part 3 [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Part 4 [ jlake. ( Read more... )

My Mainspring novella "Chain of Fools" has been confirmed for a translated appearance the June issue of the Japanese magazine Hayakawa SF. The sequel (and steampunk astronaut story) "Chain of Stars" will be appearing in translation in Web publication in Japan later this year as well ( Read more... )

Woke up at 2:30 today. Yeah, really. That's what happens when you fall asleep around 7:45 and only sleep a little over six hours. So I got up and worked on Endurance for a couple more hours. The draft is out to first readers now, hooray! I've asked for it back by 3/30 so I can get it into casacorona and arcaedia before the end of April. Chemo or no chemo, I can ( Read more... )

Walked this morning here in Omaha. The fireflies are gone, and I never heard the distinctive, echoing peep of the nighthawks, but I did see the usual rabbits, along with an amiable skunk, as well as finally spotting the owl that patrols the stretch of Papillion Creek where I walk. She was sitting atop a power pole, visible only as a shape in the ( Read more... )

I'm continuing to post reprints of my fiction here on this blog. Watch for the tag "fiction," as in http://jaylake.livejournal.com/tag/fiction. The current installment in this series is a 4,600 word story entitled "The Dying Dream of Water". This originally appeared in Flytrap #3 back ( Read more... )