Here is the cover for the new issue of “Tales of the Talisman” that contains my story “The Great Basilisk Race.” I also discovered that I’m sharing a table of contents with fellow Codex writer Gray Rinehart. Gray’s story, “Above the Event Horizon at the End of Time” covers similar… Continue reading
I just finished the first draft of the most substantial short story I wrote this year. In fact, it’s only the third I’ve worked on since January 1st. That includes finishing up the first draft of “Of Ship and Sail” with Ruth Nestvold. More recently I wrote a little boiler… Continue reading
We don’t typically get earthquakes here in the desert, though we’ll occasionally feel ripples from California’s. If a hurricane heads for us, we’re far enough inland that we’re thankful for the rain. We don’t generally see tornadoes either. Our biggest danger here is wildfire. Lightning from the dry storm that… Continue reading
On the topic of my wife’s bithday, I suppose I should discuss my gift. She had one request. I’m supposed to sign up to compete on “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader.” Yikes. Not my thing. Okay, so I’m filling out the forms, and they aren’t trivial. “What is something… Continue reading
Today is my wife’s birthday. She had the day off work, she took the kids to the movies, and in return they performed a Happy Birthday Mom concert. We begin with the famous song, Happy Birthday. Followed up by the locally famous Ms. Smith version. We had a few false… Continue reading
One of the joys of living here in the valley of the sun is dealing with all the rocks. When you get on our freeways, you have to watch for them. They come off the road and fly into your windshield, leaving pings and chips. You can see some really… Continue reading
I took advantage of a trip down State Route 51 to snap some photos. 51 is actually pretty bland for a Phoenix area freeway. No lizards or cactus paintings, just some nice landscaping. This first photo is a lizard. This one is near the on-ramp that is closest to my… Continue reading
I didn’t know a pickup truck could be this big. I saw an International CXT in the Costco parking lot last week. Take a look, this thing is a monster. My cell phone camera memory is full, so I had to scoop up somebody else’s image. Our costco is not… Continue reading
Looks like we’re paying for our mild spring now with all the heat we missed then piling up on us now. I don’t really pay attention to the temperature once it gets above 110 degrees. It’s just bleedin’ hot. ——– A couple of months ago I was turned on to… Continue reading
If you are a writer, don’t fall for this SFWA contest scam. You can read details here on the writers beware blog. ——— Today, we get a look at the first sage on the west side of the basketball court. www.ricknovy.com
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