WHAT: livetweeting movie THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHTWHEN: 8:00PM Pacific Time (UTC/GMT-8) on December 24th (Xmas Eve)HASHTAG: #LongKiss2016 You may recall this film from Day 15 of #42Movies, my birthday blog series last year. A few of our live-tweet participants have…
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my post-election ennui. Now I’m doing something about it. Today is #GivingTuesday, and regardless of how you feel about the proliferation of Thanksgiving holiday adjuncts (Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday,…
We Can Be Heroes
Hello. This is my post-terrible-election blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. I’ve had a lot of thoughts and feelings over the past week. I haven’t been very productive, writing-wise. But here, I think, is some…
My OryCon 38 Schedule
Next weekend (Nov.18-20) I’ll be reading, paneling, and drinking at Oregon’s premier, fan run, annual science fiction/fantasy convention held in Portland. Please stop by the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront if you’re around. We can raise a glass to freedom, if nothing…
1,356,976,800 Seconds Old (Approximately)
I turned 43 years old this past Saturday. We celebrated without much fanfare, and that was by choice: I guess I’m now on the even-numbered-birthdays-blowout plan, after the big Trek puzzle hunt for my 40th and the karaoke extravagana for…
Saturday Night’s Alright for #WritersWithDrinks
September’s Writers With Drinks includes multi-award-winning author Anuradha Roy. Plus survival poetry, kickass comedy, and tons of science fiction and fantasy! When: Saturday, September 10 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, doors open 6:30 PMWho: Anuradha Roy, Margaret Wappler, Hollie…
Schrödinger Sessions II Debrief
One month ago, I was fortunate enough to attend the Schrödinger Sessions II (SS2), a “science for science fiction writers” workshop at the University of Maryland (UMD), organized by the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) and focusing on quantum physics. The…
Is This a Clue?!
I received a mysterious postcard this week: No obvious hidden messages jumped out at me from the text, but DeeAnn wisely pointed out that several different video games are mentioned or described. That’s pretty interesting. Without knowing where this might…
My MidAmeriCon II Schedule
If you’re going to Worldcon later this month, here’s where you can find me: SFWA Autographing: Curtis ChenFriday 16:00 – 16:50, SFWA Table (Kansas City Convention Center)I’m volunteering to staff the SFWA Table, and I’ll be there starting at 3:00pm…
The Kanga-Roundup
Yesterday was the “book birthday” for my debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO, and I did a bunch of guest blog posts and interviews to coincide with its release! But first things first… Tor.com is running a sweepstakes to give away five…