Late night. A Serbian Orthodox church in Maryland. November winds rattle the trees. In a shadowed corner, near the entrance to the common areas and the kitchen, a lone Orthodox priest speaks with a figure in a coal black suit.
Category: Writing
A Pleasure to Burn
Where did October go? It was a quiet month on the blog, but my socials were busy. If you were on my Instagram, you'd have seen quite a frenzy in the middle of the month during NoirCity DC. But I'll talk about that more in the middle of the month as I dig into the… Continue reading A Pleasure to Burn
“You’ve got a car bomb.”
In which I natter on about trust, erotic thrillers, and Mark Leyner's "My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist."
Capclave 2025 – Thank you!
I want to thank the volunteers at Capclave 2025 for all their hard work this past weekend. Between a brutal week at work and a flight to Chicago this weekend, time is tight so I will sum up my thoughts in another post. I wanted to thank all the panelists and moderators I shared time… Continue reading Capclave 2025 – Thank you!
ReaderCon and Cozy Horrors
"But Beavis - everything does suck!" My thoughts on ReaderCon and writing horror after the Horror Project...
CyberNoir Philosophy: Election Day in Max Headroom
If there was ever an episode of Max Headroom which remained embedded in my brain through my life, it was this one. Originally titled “Election Day” and later “Grossberg’s Return” the big draw was Charles Rocket coming back as evil corporate Yuppie Ned Grossberg. He uses his guile and complete lack of ethics to usurp… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: Election Day in Max Headroom
Goodnight, Balticon 59!
Another Balticon is in the books! This was an amazing con filled with great panels, lively discussions, surprising siren songs, very cool room parties, chances to catch up with people - And DATA PIRACY! Seriously, check out the amazing Data Pirate I ran into. I was on a shocking number of panels for a… Continue reading Goodnight, Balticon 59!
Shipping Up to Balticon 59
For the first time in ages, I'll be attending Balticon in person. Not just as myself but also as A.J. Harris, too (for a few late evening sessions). You can see the my part of the program here. I'll also be attending as a normal fan, seeing a few friends, and hoping to attend a… Continue reading Shipping Up to Balticon 59
CyberNoir Philosophy: “Words are much too valuable to be free.”
Max Headroom, after its cancellation, returned with two unaired episodes during the late 80’s Writer’s Strike to fill in gaps in network schedules. “Lessons” was one of the unaired episodes. On the surface it’s a tale about censorship run amuck, headed by a computer that decides what should or should not be censored based on… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: “Words are much too valuable to be free.”
“Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
This is a pretty common trope. It shows up in all sorts of media. It also shows up in think pieces about 'what can the Democrats do to rebrand themselves' from folks who won in (R) districts. Their secret to success? It's not just talking a about economic issues and actually redressing the wealth drain,… Continue reading “Just give us what we want, and we all come out winners.”
Biomechanoid Blues 