Extend or Delete: Some Thoughts on Revisions
Today, during an interview, I was asked to read from SPARK. I hadn’t revisited the text for a while other than to fact-check myself. As I read, I found myself distracted by thinking simultaneously about how I’d rephrase a sentence or two if I were writing/revising the text now. That’s the danger of reading your…Read More
Book Review: Darkest Day by Joseph D. Newcomer
Newcomer promises weird and delivers. Let’s get the painful truth out of the way first. This may be the worst, most hideous, cover I’ve ever seen on a book. I refused to leave it face up on any surface. I show it here only so I can prove that I have it, and so that…Read More
Ruminations on 100 Posts
100 Posts! Woo Hoo! When I started this, I planned two posts per month. Four years to 100. It’s been just over two years because I’ve upped the post rate and added some new topics for consideration. The book reviews and interviews have been popular. I’ll continue them. In the next few weeks you’ll see…Read More
Now Available
Two interviews went live this week. The first actually aired live last night and is now available for your asynchronous viewing pleasure. I chatted with Matt Nappo of Minddog TV last night. Matt’s a great conversationalist and has built a very diverse audience. We talked about Flat Earth, UFOs, and the Moon landings – all…Read More
Four and a half predictions
Recently, I was invited on Bonnie D. Graham’s show, “YOU on Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” Radio. It was tremendous fun. Bonnie’s a great hostess and played the panel well. I was a bit hesitant about the show. The other three guests were all high-power players at the tops of their respective fields. Bonnie…Read More
Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Always read the afterword. John Scalzi has written a another fun book. It almost didn’t happen. It wasn’t on his radar. Rather, he intended to write a more serious, literary, brooding novel. Then, well, 2020. He put that book on hold, perhaps indefinitely, and wrote something fun. Sometimes you don’t want Beethoven’s Fifth, you just…Read More
Book Review: Artifact Space by Miles Cameron
How did I not know about Miles Cameron before now? Maybe because he writes under three names: Gordan Kent, Miles Cameron, and Christian Cameron, depending on his genre. I’ll put my confusion aside for the moment to talk about the excellent book I just finished: Artifact Space. It’s the distant future and humanity has expanded…Read More
Cognitive Dysfunction
A few months ago, my agent, the wonderful Mickey Mikkelson, asked me if I was interested in writing a piece for Uncaged magazine. “It’s pretty wide open,” he said, “so, you can write about whatever you want.” That’s not an exact quote, but it’s fairly accurate. I did a little checking into Uncaged. The first…Read More
Two Live Events Today!
It’s a big day for SPARK fans and for anyone who just likes to hear me talk. Like me. I’ve been accused of liking the sound of my own voice. Maybe I should start a podcast. Hmm… Today, at 10:00 AM Central Time, I’m going to be on Voice America’s Technology Revolution: The Future of…Read More
Live event tonight!
Tonight from 9-11 PM Central Time in the US, I’ll be live on Talk in the Night. Live. That’s a bit unnerving. No editing, no post-production clean up to get rid of the awkward pauses and verbal stumbles. Drop an F bomb and it’s out there for posterity. No pressure. The host, Paranormal Phil, and…Read More