Free content - particularly in the audio fiction space - suddenly seems a lot less of a perpetual free lunch than it did six months ago, and it’s got a lot of folks freaking out in my corner of the Internet. Providers are dropping like flies this year! Matthew Wayne Selznick and J.C. [...]
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This post is my first in a dialogue with Scott Roche about whether or not science and religion are truly competing for the same intellectual and spiritual space in the world. Read Scott’s opening post here.
Twitter is a mischievous little meme. On that innocent network yesterday, I noticed fellow podcast novelist, and [...]
Stopping in quickly during a break in my hectic production and writing schedules to drop a handful of links that have recently blown me away in one way or another.
First, the coolest biomedical news this year: Synthetic arteries have arrived.
Second, some really cool news on dog evolution from two fronts. There’s an article discussing [...]
The first Triple Threat Contest is now upon us.
Your Mission:
1: Download and print these bookmarks.
2: Cut along the dotted lines.
3: Take to your local libraries and bookstores.
4: Leaving a stack near the checkout gets you one point. Put a bunch inside books by Robert A. Heinlein, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip K. Dick, George [...]
Bay Area Podcasters J. Daniel Sawyer, Chris Lester, and Miss Kalendar will be joined by special guest from New Zealand Philipa Ballantine and new publishing sensation Gail Carriger for an evening of conversation, zany antics, good food, and shop talk. Some other bay area literary personalities may also be in attendance. If you [...]
The following is the press release regarding Spider Robinson’s current situation. Please take a moment to read it.
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Earlier this year a brilliant Vancouver surgeon, Dr. Andresz Busczowski,
helped Hugo- and Nebula-winning science fiction writer and zero-gravity
dancer/choreographer Jeanne Robinson beat back a rare and virulent form of
biliary cancer. But it¹s so rare even [...]
Those of you who read my blog will have seen my review of Gail Carriger’s Soulless. There was something that I didn’t tell you in that review. When I read Soulless, I was so impressed with it that I offered Gail my services pro bono as a claviger…um…as a production wonk to help [...]
Brian Clay has posted a very kind review of Predestination and of Down From Ten, as well as of Philippa Ballantine’s Weather Child and Scott Sigler’s new hardcover release The Rookie (which is, by the by, probably his best work and it’s a gorgeous hardcover).
Anyway, Brian has this to say about the words of your [...]
Are the New Atheists Bad for Science?
By J. Daniel Sawyer
In an article on Beliefnet this week, Michael Ruse argues that the “new atheists” are a “bloody disaster.” He argues using a mixture of caricatures, complaints, and criticisms, so before I go into why I think the man is full of organic fertilizer on the [...]
It’s that time again — the time when we all meet up at a bar and act in a publicly embarrassing manner for no other reason than it’s fun! This time, Rick Stringer of Variant Frequencies is in town. He will be joining Scott Sigler, Seth Harwood, Chris Lester and myself at Schroeder’s [...]
A review of Soulless by Gail Carriger
There is only one thing worse than having a soul, and that is not having a soul. Or perhaps having too much? I think I’m getting ahead of myself.
To backtrack, I just finished reading Gail Carriger’s debut novel Soulless, now available for preorder from Amazon and scheduled [...]
Well, ladies and germs, it’s official:
Predestination is a parsec finalist. Officially we’re up for “Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team,” and, while it’s only *one* of the nominations I was hoping for, if i had to pick only one this would probably be it. Why’s that? Well, this one has the advantage of [...]
Phil Rossi, the man who does science fiction horror in the most unnerving possible fashion (i.e. it gets under my skin) is rushing the Amazon charts today. If you liked Predestination but thought it was a little slow, then this guy is for you. Imagine the gritty darkness of Predestination loaded high with [...]
I’m stopping in to give you all a quick digest on my recent activities, which have been many, prolific, and at hopefully somewhat scandalous.
First, the appearances. You can find me on recent episodes of Podioracket, The Dead Robots Society, and doing voice work as the German Army in Philippa Ballantine’s Weather Child. You [...]
Six Parsecs, to be exact. I’ve been officially nominated for the Parsec awards in six categories - three for The Antithesis Progression and three for Sculpting God.
For Predestination, I’ve been nominated for:
Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novel Form)
Best Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)
Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team
And for Sculpting God, I’ve been nominated for:
Best [...]
