Folks, There will be no Superversive article this week because I am off to Wood Badge–the Boy Scout Adult Leadership program. Next week, I shall try to get you all an essay. Essays I am working on include: Hell's Gamers – Ruminations on Hell's Angels and #Gamergate Drama and Culture with Dinosaurs — my take…
My short story, "HMS Mangled Treasure: The Rescue of Mr. Spaghetti", has come out! It is in SciPhi Magazine, Issue #5. Here is a 5 star review from Amazon: Could not be better! The stories are very good, of course. The excellent Beyond the Mist by Ben Zwycky continues. HMS Mangled Treasure by L. Jagi Lamplighter…
John and I shall be appearing at RavenCon in Richmond, VA on Saturday and Sunday. Info here: http://www.ravencon.com/ Ravencon is a great convention. This year, they happened to have guests on both sides of a number of big controversies…controversies that developed since all these guests were invited. Out of respect for this great convention,…
Ever wonder why you are having such a hard time getting along with that once-dear friend who is now on the far side of the political Great Divide? This post might help bridge that knowledge gap. These illustrations are from an article on cameras that can be found Cambridge In Colour Many years…
This subject has been quite topical recently. I thought a longer treatment than fit in a Facebook comments box was due. Imagine that you had a friend. He was clever and funny, loyal, brave and generous. He had done some wonderful things for your family. BUT he posted some very odious ideas online. Let’s say…
Today, I thought I would do a post explaining the concept of the Needs of Drama vs. The Needs of Culture using visual aids. Normally, I avoid things quite this tacky, but it is such a simple way to make the point. I hope my readers will for give me for the lapse. (Originally, I…
This weekend, a lot of fans have acted in a disappointing, mob-mentality manner. Fans, I’m sorry to say, on both sides. A lot of good authors received Hugo award nominations on Saturday…after hard work and the support of many fans. But two people crying “The sky is falling! Gamergate is coming!” ruined it for a…
Today the Hugo nominations were announced. John was nominated for SIX Hugos. This is an all time record. We are stunned and humbled. To those who voted, thank you!
With the Hugo Nominations being announced tomorrow, the topic of what is right or wrong with the award is quite popular right now. I am going to take a step away from most of the discussion on this topic and say that I do not believe the issue is political. Sure, at the moment, one…
Today we have a guest post from author Suzannah Rowntree. She speaks on a subject near and dear to my heart. I am a big believer in creativity in our writing…but I find that a lot of calls for originality in form and writing are like telling an artist that they cannot use perspective in…