David Lee Summers fills the number 6 spot in the anthology with his hopeful story The Revelation of Thought. Any comments I could make about the story would be in the form of spoiler, so I’m not going to discuss it. David is a professional astronomer at Kitt Peak Observatory. … Continue reading
Ernest Hogan is not to be confused with this Ernest Hogan. His self-description probably does the best job: ERNEST HOGAN is a recombocultural Chicano mutant, known for committing outrageous acts of science fiction, cartooning, and other questionable pursuits. He can’t help but be controversial. Everything he does offends or causes… Continue reading
The fourth author to appear in 2020 Visions will be Jason S. Ridler. Jason holds a doctorate degree in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. He is also a former cemetery worker and punk musician. He has burst onto the writing scene in the past few years,… Continue reading
The third story in 2020 Visions is from Randy Henderson, a relative newcomer, and a man about whom I know very little. His story is called A Shelter For Living Things, and concerns the impact of water shortages and rationing on a woman who runs an animal shelter. This story… Continue reading
My Coppercon schedule for Labor Day Weekend. Sat 1p-2p, Court A. LIT – What IS SF? Emily Devenport, Marcy Rockwell, Rick Novy(moderator), Rick Cook Sun 5p-530p, Breakfast Nook. LIT – Reading Sun 6p-7p, Court B LIT – Cross Cultural Writing Stephen Donaldson, Rick Novy Mon noon-1pm, Court A. LIT –… Continue reading
I met Sheila Finch in Tempe, Arizona last year at Westercon. Sheila and I were the only two members to attend the scheduled SFWA meeting, but since two members does not meet quorum, we just sat and chatted for the hour. Sheila’s reputation as a writer precedes her.  The 1998… Continue reading
Over the course of the next two weeks or so, I will be posting a little information on the authors contributing to the 2020 Visions Anthology. The order is the sequence I expect the stories to appear in the anthology. It opens with a short piece from Mary Robinette Kowal…. Continue reading
After months of reading and screening stories, after cutting loose stories I liked but just weren’t quite right, and after waiting on the publisher to give me the green light, here is the awaited table of contents for the 2020 Visions anthology. 1. Mary Robinette Kowal – Birthright 2. Sheila… Continue reading
I’m nearly done with the treatment for camallanus worm nematodes in my display tank. One black molly was severely infested and just didn’t seem to be responding to treatment. Sometimes, even if the worms are dead, the fish cannot pass them from their digestive tract due to hooks on the… Continue reading
Today is release day for the debut novel of writer Mary Robinette Kowal.   Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor, 2010) is touted as being the novel Jane Austen would have written if she wrote fantasy.  It’s an interesting comparison that I can’t really comment on because (my bad) I have… Continue reading
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