In the spring of 2008, I changed my life. I was 34 years old, and for the previous 13 years–starting when I graduated from university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science–I had been working in Silicon Valley as a…
Category: writing
Three Months of Free Fiction!
Okay, don’t get too excited: I’m only posting one thing every month, so it’s just three short stories. But they are all new, original works, and explicitly in conversation with the current state of the world… February: “Cats Don’t Care…
Looking Back at 2019
Every year, DeeAnn and I send holiday cards to friends and family. We used to print out a one-page newsletter to stick inside each card, which would include a handwritten note, but as our mailing list got longer the time…
Are You Curious About My Fictions?
NOT IN A CREEPY WAY tho. Wow, I really am terrible at post titles. Here’s the deal: I’m now set up as an author on Curious Fictions, a new site for connecting writers and readers. You can follow me to…
What I Did in 2018
I guess it’s time to take stock of what’s happened in my life over the last twelve months, both professionally and personally… In 2018, I had two fiction stories published: “Go, Space Racer!” in Playboy Magazine “Players” in Kaleidotrope I also wrote…
My Norwescon 41 Schedule
It’s that time of year: I don’t know why Norwescon always falls on Easter weekend (probably some combination of hotel contracts and fannish tradition) but it’s happening again! If you’ll be there at the end of this month, here’s where…
2017 Year-End Writerly Post
It’s that time of the year when writers blog about their award-eligible works published in the last calendar year. Well, I only had one work published in 2017: If you read and enjoyed Kangaroo Too, please talk it up anywhere…
My Can*Con Schedule
Next weekend (October 13-15) I’ll be at Can*Con, the Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature in Ottawa. And no, I am not Canadian, but they’re letting me crash their party anyway. (Thanks to my literary agent Sam…
Kangaroo Cocktails
As you know, Bob, space tourism features pretty heavily in both of my Kangaroo books: the first one takes place mostly on an interplanetary cruise spaceship, and the second book sees Kangaroo going undercover as a civilian on the Moon….
Waypoint Kangaroo is a Locus Award Finalist!
This pleasant surprise appeared in my inbox today (email truncated): http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/05/2017-locus-awards-finalists/ I’m flattered that enough people voted for Waypoint Kangaroo to put it in the top ten for the first novel category, and I’m honored to be listed alongside these…