I have two stories out this month. Space Squid published “The Night of Their Conversion,” and Edge of Propinquity has posted “Lonely Cries the Winter Wind” in their Guest Quarters section. Please go have a look. You can find Space Squid at various bookstores in Austin. It’s free, so pick up a copy. And psst: Space Squid editors — you need to update your site. By the way, I completely forgot to write about the Read more…
I think this was the best Armadillocon in a long time and not just because I had a book out. The topics were all really interesting and well-attended, and the energy was way up. Among the panels I attended were Hollywood: Book to Screen and How to Sell a Story to Asimov’s (with brave editor Sheila Williams taking questions). I have resolved to stop doing Sheila’s job and reject my stories myself — no, I Read more…
Joe Haldeman gave me his drink ticket! Oh and other stuff happened too. Okay, okay, day one. Went to the panel on the influence of westerns on SF, and of course Firefly was mentioned. Joe Lansdale ran away with the panel, which discoursed over a wide range of topics, from Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour to Silverberg, Bloch, and Howard of course. The Conan stories = westerns and the consensus was they were more western than Read more…