Calling All Readers: Help Me Name My Pet Fern!
I brought a new friend home with me today. It’s a Boston fern (I think). A friend of a friend decided to dig one up out of the latter friend’s yard after hearing me talk about how I was thinking of getting a plant for my apartment. Now I have one, and I want your […]
RIP: Jeanne Robinson
Sad news indeed. Author and wife of Spider Robinson passed away on May 30th of a form of biliary cancer. I have never read anything by the Robinsons, but I’ve heard many good things. John Scalzi wrote some very kind words about Jeanne, which gives me the sense that she was not only a talented […]
Realms of Fantasy Needs Your Help
The news has been circulating that Realms of Fantasy, saved last year after its original publisher dropped it for seemingly no good reason, is in trouble. Apparently newsstand sales and advertising are up, but the problem is that there just aren’t enough subscribers. The owners have been kind enough to let us know of this, […]
Lightspeed Magazine is Live!
The news is circulating around the interwebs that Lightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, has launched. This is, of course, very good news indeed for anyone who loves science fiction and wants there to be more pro-paying avenues out there for those who write it. Here are the details (after the fold): FOR IMMEDIATE […]
Memorial Day: A Quick Note
I’ve said similar things before, but because today is the day we honor our fallen friends who have served the United States of America, I am going to say a few things before the night ends. I am eternally grateful for those men and women who served in the United States military and gave their […]
RIP: Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper passed away today from prostate cancer in his home. We all remember Hopper for his various crazy roles in film, genre or otherwise. He had roles in Apocalypse Now, Hoosiers, Speed and the less-than-spectacular Waterworld and Super Mario Bros. I have fond memories of Hopper, even if I didn’t like some of the […]