I’m a Hugo Award Nominee — Holy Moly on a Stick!

If you didn’t know already, then you’re probably living in a hole, don’t know what a Hugo Award is, or don’t care.  Or maybe you’re secretly plotting to keep me forever in obscurity.  *glare* In any case, my podcast, The Skiffy and Fanty Show, is a finalist for the 2014 Hugo Awards in the Best […]

Fundraiser Updatery: 18 Days and Counting…

There are 18 days left in my Worldcon fundraiser for The Skiffy and Fanty Show.  And I’m $1552 short.  That’s a lot to make up in less than a month, but it’s still doable.  $87 a day will do it!  But that means I really need everyone’s help on this.  A *lot* of help. And […]

2014 Hugo Nominees Incoming: Criteria and Notes

A lot of folks have been sharing their nominees.  I’m going to do the same, but woefully late, such that all the information I’ll provide will be completely useless to you in the end.  After all, you won’t have time to read any of the books I nominate.  Oh well! In any case, I do […]

Fundraiser Updatery

We’re almost one month away from the deadline for my Worldcon fundraiser for The Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour.  And we’ve got a long way to go before the thing is fully funded.  As of the writing of this post, we’re $42 (ha!) $52 (aww) short of the 3rd Milestone and $1700ish […]

Note on Temporary Blog Silence of Doom

It is currently rather quiet around here.  The main reason is a time limitation issue:  I am trying to finish last minute arrangements for ICFA (the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts), where I am expected to present (on Makoto Shinkai’s The Place Promised in Our Early Days) and where I intend to […]

Call for Review Copies: World SF Authors and Creators (Books, Comics, etc.)

As you may know, my podcast, The Skiffy and Fanty Show, is hosting a year-long feature called the World SF Tour.  And because I’m dedicated to world sf in general, I want to do more than just post podcast episodes and reviews of foreign films for the “2010:  A SFF Film Odyssey” feature. So this […]