Long Climb to the New Year It comes time for reflection on the past year, and looking forward to the new one. It also comes time to review my goals and see where I stand. For those who do not remember, my original goals from 2013. Reviewing all I had planned, and all I did,… Continue reading Long Climb to the New Year
Category: General Thoughts
Places in the Snow
Settling into a place. It always sounds like a passive item; but it's actually a geologic process. Slow and steady. After a bit, the jagged peaks smooth out into steady waves. Had my first steady wave today. Good bout of writing while seated at the small table in the kitchen. Outside the faceted bay window,… Continue reading Places in the Snow
Wheels Turn and We Travel
One week ago, I moved in with my lady. A cold, which turned my voice in to a croaking amalgamation of Tom Waits and a frog with a menthol habit, put a damper on the experience's nervous joy. But bit by bit, I'm starting to feel moved in and not just a long-term visitor. Books… Continue reading Wheels Turn and We Travel
Images from the Bleak House
This is not a reference to the Dickens book, but to Gulliermo Del Toro's second home/office. A sanctuary of the strange where he's collected his books, models, toys, posters and where he's created an imaginative workshop for himself, and his friends. I shared the documentary on his bleak house with my lady, as we watched… Continue reading Images from the Bleak House
Grand Advice and A Few Thoughts: CapClave 2013
I have a lot of excellent notes to transcribe from this year's CapClave. Excellent programming all around - it was not until the "I'm still somewhat hungover" end of Sunday the panels became quiet. Never in all my time at conferences have I seen a panel member jump up and say "No! No! No! and… Continue reading Grand Advice and A Few Thoughts: CapClave 2013
Words, Thoughts, Images, TIme
I'm undergoing a change of life. It's leading to days of box packing, nights of re-evaluation, and thoughts of "Hmm, do I know anyone who'd really want a copy of this?" In other words, I'm moving later this year. It's eaten up a lot of my time and thought-space. Finding hours is a precious thing… Continue reading Words, Thoughts, Images, TIme
Wolfen Days of August
How does one begin? August second has arrived and I'm looking at my goals for the year. The early part of 2013 was filled with heady ambition. Short stories by the pound. Novels completed and begun. Prizes for churning out words like ten-penny nails. However, reality decided it needed a little time with me in… Continue reading Wolfen Days of August
ReaderCon 24: Default Narratives and Silicon Valley Futures
Two entries in one day after over a month of silence? Thank the one quasi-day off I had after ReaderCon 23. I say "quasi" because work, or in specific my clients and customers, made me pay for the free time. Perhaps one day I'll feel I have enough back-up so time off isn't limited by… Continue reading ReaderCon 24: Default Narratives and Silicon Valley Futures
ReaderCon 24- Quotes from the Pros
I will have a bit more regarding ReaderCon in the next entry, but I wanted to share some of the quotes from the "Meet the Pros(e)" party. But first, from Scott Lynch, who gave the quote of the con when he talked about nostalgia for the days "when Heinlein bestrode the world like a colossus… Continue reading ReaderCon 24- Quotes from the Pros
Lost Between Worlds
This image is here simply because I miss Cassandra Cain. My heaviest comic collecting days were back when Barbara Gordon was Oracle and ran the Birds of Prey. Cass was Batgirl, Tim Drake was Robin and Steph was Spoiler. And Lady Blackhawk could drink you under the table while Sasha from Checkmate kept an eye… Continue reading Lost Between Worlds
Biomechanoid Blues 