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.”
Category: Writing
A.J. Harris in the New BWE Anthology!
A.J. Harris is featured in Best Women's Erotica of the Year Volume 11
NOIR/CYBER Philosophy – Power, Privilege and Body Banks
I think about Max Headroom a lot. I’m old enough to remember the first broadcast. I taped it on my dad’s VCR. We got a VCR years after all my friends. It was a big deal for us. My family never spent money, even if they had it. I always got the sense they were… Continue reading NOIR/CYBER Philosophy – Power, Privilege and Body Banks
CyberNoir Philosophy: Selling Your Mother for Egg in your Beer
You’ve probably heard this old phrase. “He’d sell his own mother for a dollar/drink/free meal.” It’s a character flaw – they’re either desperate or morally bankrupt. Often, they’re poor or have pretensions to social climbing. Think of the sleazy lawyer always on the make. Think of the partner who sold your counterfeiting plates for just… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: Selling Your Mother for Egg in your Beer
Upcoming Blogs: Thoughts from CyberNoirAlley
Life is a series of stages. Those stages, for me, are about being a different “X Guy” at different times. In high school, I was ‘that weird guy’ or ‘that Kafka guy’ because of my love of SFF and deep obsession with the works of Franz Kafka. I even had a T-shirt from the local… Continue reading Upcoming Blogs: Thoughts from CyberNoirAlley
Dreaming the Future in Scotland
Award winning authors spend 60 minutes talking about their cats. Glasgow 2024 is my fourth world SFF convention. It was the capper to a vacation where we spent a week driving around the Scottish highlands, from Sterling to Perth to Inverness and the Isle of Skye before returning to Glasgow. And - all love to… Continue reading Dreaming the Future in Scotland
Back from a Big Country
Just a brief note: We are back from Scotland. This was a combination trip - one to celebrate my wife and I reaching birthdays that end with zero, and one to attend Glasgow 2024's World SFF Convention. Pictured here: (L-> R) Seanan McGuire, Nnedi Okorafor, Naomi Kritzer, Erin Hunter, and John Scalzi discussing their cats.)… Continue reading Back from a Big Country
Storms Past and Future
For anyone hanging about on my socials, you've probably heard about the line of tornadoes which tore through my part of Maryland on July 5th. The Capitol Weather Gang, our local paper's weather crew, documented the event. (Free link) How close did they hit? The line of storms followed the InterCounty Connector - a road… Continue reading Storms Past and Future
It’s gonna be WHAT? No, wait, it’s still April
First and foremost, I wish to protest the fact April in the DMV feels more like August. Second, I do like this chair - but so does Tellus: But, I have some updates to my 2024 non-writing and photography list: Have learned recipes! And helped with dinner! Without causing illness within the family! Adding ten… Continue reading It’s gonna be WHAT? No, wait, it’s still April
Looking Forward – also, Alan Wake II calls me out
Mid-Week Winter Blues Time has screamed by - February came in with a drunken mix of freezing days and unseasonal warmth. It also came in with the completion of a two projects - flooring in the basement and a cleaning of the chimney. This President's day, there will be assembly of display cases and kitty… Continue reading Looking Forward – also, Alan Wake II calls me out
Biomechanoid Blues 