Thanks to madwriter 's " Temporal Side Effects " post, I was reminded of one of the more puzzling connections created and cemented by my teenage mind. Back when I first read Asimov's Foundation Trilogy , DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night" was getting massive pop radio airplay. Now, both items are inextricably intertwined whenever I think of either of them. In response to his post, I originally...

Today is the birthday of madwriter .  Many happy returns of the day to you!

A review of The New Space Opera, volume 2 — The reviewer was not so much with the liking of my story, or the book in general. Writer, this is your job — (Via a mailing list I'm on.) Scrivener's Error on the Google Books settlement deadline — He's absolutely right. Without respect to your opinions of this wretched matter, you should act in some fashion. Letting it pass by is your worst choice...

So, a few weeks ago, madwriter asked me if I wanted a Hebrew copy of Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions that had come into his possession. Now, while it's true that I can pronounce Hebrew, I don't read it too well, but I figured why not. After all, Nomi could read it, and maybe one day I'd be able to. Dangerous Visions in Hebrew Photo copyright ©2009 by Michael A....

I really was on the Appalachian Trail, smart-alecks! Overlooking the valley below McAfee's Knob. Some guy standing across from me just in time for a decent composition. Danny Adams ( madwriter ) taking a picture of me taking a picture of him in the "Boulder Maze." I was soon afterward to discover that jumping across rock chasms is still possible when you're...

This is a bit of a mangled post, so forgive me in advance. We're heading out at noon tomorrow for Quest, so there will be no blogging until Monday nightish. But that doesn't mean I won't be around! I'll be over at Magical Words tomorrow - if you don't follow this blog, you should! madkestrel interviews me about all sorts of stuff. I've also signed up for the President's Activity Challenge...

Agail, courtesy of Mr Gaiman's Twitter, there is a lovely tribute to Philip Jose Farmer here .

In case you haven't heard, Philip Jose Farmer passed away in his sleep at the age of 91 .

As many of you know, Philip Jose Farmer passed away. This is a lovely memorial that Danny wrote about his passing.

Here’s one brief announcement . Farmer was my first favorite writer and I read everything of his I could get my hands on for many, many years.  His best work was imaginative and engrossing, eye popping and mind blowing.  Some of his work was rather pedestrian and pulpy, but as a 10-12 year old boy, I still loved it, too. The first adult science fiction novel I read, and perhaps the first adult...