My origins in fantasy, horror, and science fiction
Films were the foundations, the origins, of my interest in speculative fiction.
Book signings and money: Why I Patreon
Patreon is a game changer in the creative world. Ok, not really, but it is pretty darned important. My mother related a story. Many years […]
The writer’s life clashes with the real world
I’ve been away from the blog for a bit more than a month and for good reason. My writer’s life clashed hard with the real […]
Ursula K. Le Guin coming to PBS on Aug. 2
When I served in the Coast Guard in the 1980s I had the opportunity to see great writers speaking at the Boston Public Library and […]
Grimdark, horror, and what’s wrong with Tolkien anyway?
Grimdark has become a very popular sub-genre of fantasy fiction. The term got its start out of the tagline for the game Warhammer 40K. “In […]