You would think I had seen a meteorite shower
Went out to look for Perseids about 45 minutes ago. I had read that peak brightness would be between 9...
Wedding weekend
The wedding was lovely. Up until the last minute, there was some uncertainty about whether it would have to be...
WTF, Best Western + Facebook?
I was going to post saying that I'm really liking Best Western these days. But then yesterday morning, my wired...
What time zone am I in?
Arrived at the Bozeman airport on time, turned on my iPhone, and was surprised to discover that it was after...
Is recent YA producing new sf readers?
In recent years, there's been a great deal of discussion (and angst) about the graying of science fiction and the...
R.I.P., John Hughes
Just happened across the news that John Hughes has died of a heart attack at age 59. I never saw...
Withdrawing stories
In the past year or so, we've received a surprising number of notes from authors that say something like this:...
Not leaving the house
Two days after that Shakespeare Santa Cruz performance, I flew to Chicago for a long weekend. Helped Mary Anne &...
Midsummer afternoon’s “Dream”
Last time I wrote a life-update entry, I mentioned the Shakespeare Santa Cruz offsite, but didn't go into detail. Not...
July submission report
In July, the Strange Horizons fiction department received 488 valid submissions, making July the 7th-highest-volume month ever. (And only a...
Happy birthday, Mary Anne!
Amid my flurry of posts last night, I completely forgot to post this: Today is Mary Anne's birthday. Happy birthday,...
Justine L on protagonists of color and book covers
Justine Larbalestier recently posted two excellent blog entries on topics related to protagonists of color: First: "Why My Protags Aren't...