This bit of memoir… has a lot in it. Content warning for capitalism and… I wish this were a lie… auto-erotic bestiality. The first time I ever asked for a raise, I was immediately fired. I got the job through Read more
Let’s start with a confession. I like Ted Nugent’s music. UGH. He’s an AWFUL person, and the lyrics aren’t exactly winning awards, either. (Well, “Fred Bear” is unproblematic, right?) Can you separate the art from the artist? It’s a question Read more
This past weekend, I was Author Guest of Honor at Cleveland ConCoction! I never expected this to happen, or at least, I expected it to be something that would come after… well, after what? Winning a major award? Getting a Read more
I want to write socially conscious science fiction. To quote television writer and producer Rod Serling, “The writer’s role is to be a menacer of the public’s conscience, he must have a position, a point of view. He must see Read more
I’m currently reading Ray Bradbury’s collected correspondence. In between wishing the compiler got more of his responses from Leigh Brackett (she’s hilarious!) and sobbing messy tears over the very idea of a literary agent for short stories, I found this Read more
Some time ago, (judging by photo dates, November 2022) I decided to put pockets on some of my clothes that didn’t have pockets. Let’s face it, it’s all for my cell phone. We now live in a world where you Read more
Our society doesn’t want us to be content. We are bombarded, daily, with aspirational videos of how clear our skin could be, how thin our thighs, how glittering our swimming pool with the ocean view over it… all aimed at Read more