This year at FenCon I took the lyric writing workshop held by Bill and Brenda Sutton. I have been wanting to explore songwriting for a while, but as I have no musical background or experience, that had to wait. FenCon offered the perfect opportunity to get into writing lyrics, which are similar to writing poetry but with cool things like refrains and bridges. None of which I actually used in my finished song, as you will Read more…
Hey, that’s this weekend, boys and girls! I will be taking the MegaBus up to the DFW area this weekend. Looks like it will be loads of fun. Some amazing guests — Esther Friesner, Jim Hines, and Rachel Swirsky — bring the SFF firepower. My schedule is as follows, and I plan to read from The Tales of Port Saint Frey. Holding Out for an Anti-Hero Friday 5:00 PM Irving Lecture Hall Reading Read more…
Weather’s gift in August is gratefully accepted, When a breeze scatters leaves and the sun is veiled. Thunderclouds tower and darkly sail. Rain, we say, rain! This time of year! So unexpected! The other night silent lightning illuminated the sky, A pulsing white aurora — we saw this movie, we joke, Nervously, waiting for the rain to soak. While stars shone in the rest of the sky. Today the clouds pull together in herds. Foaming Read more…