My ConDFW Schedule

I will be arriving late to ConDFW on Friday night and have a pretty full schedule beginning on Saturday. I’m looking forward to it — see you there! SATURDAY: MAIN PROGRAMMING (JEFFERSON) Saturday, 12pm: This Book Should Be A Movie! Panelists: Patrice Sarath (M), Sabine Starr, Chris Donahue, Angeline Hawkes, Paul Black. Ever read a book and the universe just fades from around you? Ever read a book and wish you could watch it on Read more…

Best short stories of 2015

This time, folks, I’m doing it right. I’m going to  keep a running tally of stories that I really liked so that when review season comes around, I won’t be scratching my head going, what did I read again? Feel free to ping me with the stories that you have read so I can read them! Beautiful Boys, by Theodora Goss. First published in Lightspeed in January 2015. Chocolate Chip Cookies for the Apocalypse, by Read more…

Advice for Ted Cruz on science, NASA

Some notes for Ted Cruz on his new gig as chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness. After all, even a Harvard grad can’t know everything about this liberal agenda science stuff. So here are a few tips to get him started. Dear Senator Ted: The earth is round and revolves around the sun. There is a difference between astronomy and astrology, as well as cosmonauts and cosmetology. Ask an aide if you Read more…