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I've been on a couple of episodes of the Hugo-nominated Skiffy and Fanty (i.e. Science Fiction and Fantasy) podcast before, but this is ...

After the hot mess of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War was a heartening return to form for the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...

I can't claim any brilliantly original insights about "Hamilton," since so many good writers have already shared their raves ...

People clapped when the Lucasfilm logo signaled that the trailers were over and Star Wars: The Force Awakens had begun. People (including m...

I recently participated in another Mind Meld at the SFSignal website with about 20 other writers and editors. This was the question posed by...

The Cape Fear Literacy Council holds a spelling bee for adults every year as a fundraiser. The 28th Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy was he...

Tonight (July 31) at midnight PDT is the deadline for voting in the Hugo Awards , which celebrate science fiction and fantasy. I'm short...

For anyone who missed it, I participated in a Mind Meld at SFSignal with a number of other writers and editors, which was published on May 2...

Earlier this year, I was at the library looking for an audiobook to entertain myself during a long drive. To my disappointment, I had alread...

I posted last week about Pseudopod's nominations; this week, I'm sharing what I wrote on the Escape Artists forum about my nominatio...

One of the free podcasts that I regularly listen to, Pseudopod, provides narrations of horror short stories, plus excellent, insightful intr...

Although I've been tweeting links, I haven't mentioned here on my own blog that most of my writing activities lately have been for a...

It's only a month since the 2014 Hugo Awards and the 1939 Retro-Hugos were announced, so at least I'm doing better than last year ...

August has certainly flown fast! I read all of the Hugo Award nominees that I could and voted by the midnight PST July 31/Aug. 1 deadline, a...

Once again, I'm explaining my reactions to the Hugo Awards nominees. It's a ranked vote; sometimes I'm voting in a preferential ...

This year, instead of writing one massive post about all the 2014  Hugo Award nominees, I'm going to write a few smaller pieces. Partly...

A friend of mine reposted the usual Memorial Day image of a uniform with the text that starts off "It is the soldier, not the reporter,...

The Hugo Awards are fan-voted recognitions of the best writing, art, and related work in science fiction. As a member of LoneStarCon3, the 7...

I watched the premiere of "Sleepy Hollow" (LOOSELY based on Washington Irving's story) on Monday and found it entertaining en...

I read Mary Robinette Kowal 's debut novel, "Shades of Milk and Honey," a few years ago when it came out. It's a novel of ...