A novella is born

May the fourth be with you. My novella, OrcLand, went live on Amazon today! This is a story of Will and Feral taking a break from saving Spark to solve the mysteries of OrcLand. The AI, Morrigan, has other ideas. Check it out here! If you have Kindle Unlimited, you…

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The Handlebars of Kwajalein Atoll

Just got back from Kwaj. It was my first trip. Kwajalein Atoll is in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is only about 9 degrees north of the equator. Kwajalein Island is the largest island of the atoll. There are only a few cars/trucks; since it’s only six miles…

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Copperfield’s Books in Houston

I first went to Copperfield’s in 1998 and loved it. Tons of books. Well organized. Cozy. Coffee bar. It smells of books. Most of my sales are ebooks. I get it. Probably half of my reading time is with ebooks. The convenience is unsurpassed – at least until books can…

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Book Review: Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Kowal won a Hugo for this novel, and it was well deserved. When I read the blurb, I thought of Hidden Figures – the true story of women who worked, unseen, in the space program. Unseen because of both their race and their sex. There are similarities, but Kowal’s work…

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