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Continue reading →: Mr. Consistency
Up here in Decorah, it’s Nordic Fest weekend and it’s been a beautiful weekend. No, really. Honest. Hey, I’m being serious here! Yes, I know if you looked at past years, you wouldn’t believe it but for once in its 40+ years, Nordic Fest fell on a weekend that wasn’t…
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Continue reading →: Perks of Percolation
Nope, not coffee. We’re talking about writing here. A lot of writers talk about letting your work age or percolate for a while. In On Writing, Stephen King calls it ‘letting the book rest’ and recommends you go do something else – kayak, jig saw puzzle, whatever. Just put the…
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Continue reading →: The Summer Reading List
Been a bit busy lately so in lieu of anything, you know, actually entertaining, I present to thee … My Summer Reading List! {BEGIN MUSICAL FANFARE} Feed by Mira Grant Like the undead themselves, novels about zombies just won’t die.* As you can guess, Feed is a novel about…
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Continue reading →: Friday Bits
One – Received a 37 day rejection from Strange Horizons for Korl. I’ll have to look for the next market later tonight. Two – Members of the SWAT Team walked past my office. They claimed to be surveying the Library as they’ll be using it in the evening next week for some…
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Continue reading →: On the Other Side of Things
One year and one day ago, I woke up and checked my e-mail. The first thing I saw was this : Dear Mr. Hughes, On behalf of the staff and instructors, I’d like to welcome you as a student to Viable Paradise, and say congratulations! The rest was pretty much…
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Continue reading →: Adventures in SciFi Publishing
That writing gig I mentioned a couple of days ago? Here it is : Starting in August, I will be writing for Adventures in SciFi Publishing. Adventures (AISFP for short) is an award winning podcast and websites focusing on the science-fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction industry. Over the course of…
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Continue reading →: Whoops, I’m Here!
Whoops. I meant to post when I got back and just plum forgot. Well, let’s blame it on jet lag, shall we? Getting back to Iowa wasn’t all that much different than leaving it. I encountered a rare beast – a flight that departs early. Normally, this wouldn’t be a…
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Continue reading →: Living in a John Hughes Film
I am now in Bellingham, Washington. It’s a beautiful city and I’m really wishing I had brought my digital camera with me. As it is, I just have a waterproof camera that I’m saving for the kayaking trip so it will be a while until any of my photographs are…
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Continue reading →: Go West Young Man … Way Far West
… all the way west til you get wet. That is where I shall be but first, I have to get there. Tomorrow morning, Steph is taking me to the Rochester airport to catch an early flight up to Minneapolis, then another out to Seattle, and finally a puddle jump…
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Continue reading →: A Good Year Older
Another day, another year. Pretty soon it starts to add up, eh? When I woke up this morning, I sent out a Tweet : Today was another good birthday and I go to bed happy and satisfied. My stomach is full of a delicious dinner I asked for (Walnut Burgers,…
