Getting Ema to Segment 21 had been their other big hurdle. Try…
Tag: SFF
9: Objects in Motion
Jenna was supposed to be released in less than six months. In…
8: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
Things only got worse the more the three dug for information. Over…
#321/A – The Last Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison
The Dangerous Visions anthology series was a turning point in modern science…
#320/B – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
I never knew that “cozy science fiction” existed. I mean, I’ve heard…
#318 – Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Things aren’t looking great right now, are they? The kind of chaos…
Movie Review: Superman
Just saw the new Superman movie. Very good. Very timely. It’s the…
#317 – Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
For this column, I like to cover a wide variety of books…
#316 – The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
I went into this novel knowing literally nothing about it other than…
#315 – Caliban by Lorina Stephens
When I first started reading Caliban, I was instantly reminded of a…
All For One!
I went to see The Three Musketeers at the Arts Club Theatre…
Interview with New In Books
As part of my promotion for Lost Lives, I was interviewed by…
#314 – The Rules of Supervillainy by CT Phipps
Subverting superhero stories is old news. You had movies like Mystery Men…
Short Movie Review: The Wild Robot
(I should really do more movie reviews, I think) I was pleasantly…
The Mind-Killer: A Stream of Consciousness Podcast
This is a shout-out to a friend of mine, who is re-reading…
Call Me Moss – 14 – The Miner
Though I had been flush with credits, there is a saying: Easy Come,…
Call Me Moss – 13 – He’s HOW Far Away?
“Twenty thousand light years… give or take,” I said. We had just…
Call Me Moss – 11 – The Pack Hound
“Ain’t she a beaut?” Reese shrugged. “It looks exactly the same as…
The Get Lost Saga: Moving Beyond the Trilogy
Most of my beta reads have come back and I figure next…
Call Me Moss – 10 – The Cosmic Cow
Reese stared up at the ship and tried not to fall over.…
Call Me Moss – 9 – The Resource Zone
Reese was trying not to look embarrassed. “I guess I’m just not…
Call Me Moss – 8 – The Combat Zone
It had to happen sooner or later. Reese was sick of babysitting…
Call Me Moss – 7 – The Goop
“Tell me again why I’m hanging around in orbit, while you go…
Call Me Moss – 6 – The Escape Pod
I’m not a fighter by nature, and I normally mind my own…
#313 – Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup
“Writers can treat their mental illnesses every day.”—Kurt Vonnegut Meta is a…
Call Me Moss – 5 – New Tech, Old Problems
“Yes, sir, Moss, with this new frameshift drive, you not only will…
Call Me Moss – 4 – The Fighter
“I just wanted to thank you for offering me this opportunity, sir.”…
Call Me Moss – 3 – Stolen Valour
“So you’re not really a Fuel Rat…” “Whatever gave you that idea?”…
Call Me Moss – 2 – The Easy Job
“I see you made it back, Mr. Foote.” “Call me Moss.” My…
Call Me Moss – 1 – The Back Bacon Express
“Call Me Moss” is not set in the Get Lost universe, per se, but…
LET’S TALK EDITING! PART 3.5…
There is a plaque on my wall, something I picked up from…
Interview with the Author: Arlene F. Marks
Every so often I like to ask other science fiction writers to…
My New Side Hustle: Spaceship Piloting
People who know me know I love the game Elite in all…
Other Review: Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Another pre-Off The Shelf mini review I’m bringing back to the main…
Other Review: The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde
Note this isn’t an Off The Shelf review, but just a casual…
Reviving the Virtual Bookshelf
Looking back at the old dusty digital archives, I came across this…
Boldly going… into audio!
I’ve been planning this for a while, and now that the first…
Let’s Talk Editing! Part 3
When editing, remember that there are subjective AND non-negotiable* elements… and even…
From the Dusty Mental Archives: Zen in the Art of Writing
(Slightly edited from a post I made in 2012) Ray Bradbury talked…
The Chronicles of Chaos
Any time an author reaches the end of a journey, it’s worth…
#311—Trouble Wore Red by Chris Lewis
So… what if you were to drag Sam Spade out of the…
#309—Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Have you ever retired a character in HackMaster or D&D? Ever wondered…
#308—Reprise by Zilla Novikov
There are several types of readers I feel Reprise is aimed at,…
Guest Blog: Ian Kennedy Talks Dark Sci-Fi
Once in a while, I invite other writers to talk about their…
#307—The Adventure Zone by Clint McElroy and Carey Pietsch
I had never even heard of The Adventure Zone when my wife…
#306—Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove
I had mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, Sherlock…
#304 – The Imposters by Toby Frost
Ten years ago (May 2013) I wrote my first book review for…
#303 — Roll for Initiative by Jamie Formato
A couple of years ago, I reviewed a book called Fangirl by…
A Little More Conversation – A Little Bit Mythbehaving
Let me share a little something about me. I’m what you might…
Peeking My Head Out In Public
Last week I mentioned the North Shore Authors Collection, where over seventy…