NewDog needs a home We rescued a dog on Mother’s Day. It was raining and he was being an idiot: racing around in four lanes of traffic, chasing cars, not using the crosswalk. Ardith and I looked at each other and sighed. I pulled over and we slogged through the…
I used to say “when I grow up.” At this point in my life, that is no longer inevitable. “If” is more appropriate than “when.” So, if I grow up, I’d like to be an author like Terry Brooks. I first read The Sword of Shanarra long ago in a galaxy far,…
I've been a fan of the original Captain Kirk for a long time. A few years back, I got to have dinner with him at a Bombardier Safety Standdown. I gave a presentation that day, and he had the dinner speech. Bill, Ardith, and half of my mug on the…
I love it when authors explain how the worlds they create are different from ours, and why, particularly when the explanation is organic to the story. The reader has an “aha” moment, followed by a “that’s cool” moment. Both are fun and J.Z. York delivers a few of them in…