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Well, It Finally Happened
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1890+ words) I always wondered which of my books would be the first to be banned, and now I know: Via this post from @thebloggess.bsky.social, I learn that my book Lock In has been banned from schools in New Braunfels,…...
View From a Hotel Window, 3/20/26: San Diego
1+ week, 6+ day ago (117+ words) View From a Hotel Window, 3/20/26: San Diego'whatever.scalzi.com DIGITAL CONTENT FROM ANALOG PEOPLE View From a Hotel Window, 3/20/26: San Diego San Diego is lovely. But then, when is it not. We will be in it only briefly before setting…...
“Death is a Beautiful Cobalt Blue” Release Day!
1+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) Hey, everyone! You may remember my post from 2024 over my friend Jon R. Mohr's album he released that summer, Bioluminescent Soundwaves. Well, I'm happy to report that Jon has come out with a brand new song,Death is a Beautiful Cobalt…...
The Big Idea: J. M. Sidorova
2+ week, 2+ day ago (387+ words) How is it that fairy tales persist? In the Big Idea for The Witch of Prague, author J.M. Sidorova suggests that it might be because they are malleable and can be made to fit more times and places than just their…...
View From a Hotel Window, 3/14/26: Tucson, AZ
2+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) I didn't get a shot when I got in " I was busy doing other things and then I was busy taking a nap " but here's one to make up for the lapse. I'm in toen for the Tucson Book Festival,…...
The Long and Short of It
3+ week, 4+ day ago (379+ words) And, well, guess what? I found two stringed instruments that fit the bill! What a surprise! And as a bonus, neither is technically a guitar. There are even smaller ukes available, but those do start being in the "is this…...
There Is No Selling Out Anymore
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1463+ words) Short of that, get paid, have those experiences and develop new tools. All of it will be useful for the art you do care about. That's not selling out. That's learning, with compensation. Category: Uncategorized " " That was very well said....
What If We Kissed Under the Chihuly
3+ week, 5+ day ago (216+ words) This particular one is found at the San Antonio Public Library, and it's a doozy. They tell me it's disassembled every couple of years in order to clean it. I could never do that job. I would break everything and…...
View From a Hotel Window, 3/6/26: San Antonio
3+ week, 6+ day ago (156+ words) Inspiring view, isn't it. I'm here in San Antonio specifically to be part of the Pop Madness Convention at the San Antonio Public Library tomorrow, March 7. I'll be there along with Martha Wells, Robert Jackson Bennett, John Picacio and other…...
The Big Idea: Lauren C. Teffeau
4+ week, 1+ day ago (188+ words) Futuristic fiction doesn't always have to be dystopian, and in fact author Lauren C. Teffau wanted to show readers a more hopeful narrative where people work together for the betterment of the planet and a goal of reaching a brighter future....