My short story, “A Rock by Any Other Name,” is now live at The Future Fire. You can read it here, or first view the cover page and art here. This from the Future Fire’s manifesto: This magazine is intended to showcase new writing in Social, Political, and Speculative, Cyber-fiction…. Continue reading
I just got word that AnotheRealm has purchased my short story “Come to Slaughter, Pig.” This is the online magazine that awarded me the D.G.K. Goldberg award for my short story “The Cosmology,” which appeared in December of 2007. No word yet on when this one will appear. www.ricknovy.com
Audrey and Reanna had their annual winter piano recital. See if you can determine who practiced more. www.ricknovy.com
In the December issue of the parent newsletter from the Paradise Valley Unified School District, there is a letter from the Superintendent. I wanted to excerpt part of that here then comment. On November 4, voters in the PVUSD approved the continuation of the K-3 override, but defeated the Maintenance… Continue reading
Wow, a whole week went by without a post by me. Strange thing is, I didn’t even realize it. so what happened this week? I put down a good 1500 words on the novel-in-progress. My son, Russell, earned the Boy Scout rank of Second Class 9 months after joining the… Continue reading
Not long ago, friends of speculative fiction writer Vera Nazarian began a drive to raise money to help her through some hard times. Friends contributed, and complete strangers (like me) also contributed. $5 or $10 times many many people = a much needed helping hand. I won’t go into all… Continue reading
If you live in the Phoenix metropolitan area and enjoy fiction, you might be interested in a joint reading from two writers groups. We’ll be reading at 2:00PM on Sunday, December 14th at Dog Eared Pages Used Books. Here is the announcement from their mailer: Sunday, December 14th 2:00 pm… Continue reading
This quarter, Audrey has been participating in track at the middle school. Unlike academics and music, she has found something that she isn’t particularly good at. Although she enjoys it and its definitely good exercise, she’s not the athlete in the family. The middle schools had the track and field… Continue reading
I took the day off work today (’tis the season to use or lose PTO) and drove down to Papago Park in Phoenix. We’re going to take some of the younger boy scouts there next weekend to use the permanent orienteering course. I went to check it out. I spent… Continue reading
The frustrating Writers of the Future contest results came back with yet another honorable mention finish for me. That makes 8. I would like to either win the contest or make the sales to become ineligible. I actually did not think I would finish this high with this story, so… Continue reading
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