I’ve never thought of myself as a comedy writer, and I don’t see my future veering that direction, but this morning I was reflecting back to a column I used to write for my old Army newspaper. It was called Pick Up the Paper (the very first column I entitled Pick Up the Paper and […]
Various Reads
Since last we met, I’ve been reading from various books in trying to close out the year with 50. That’s the number I read last year, and there is no reason why I can’t match it again. For my Sunday School class I’m reading through Sacred Marriage, but we do one chapter a week, and […]
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Part 3)
These are my final thoughts on the December 2009 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Nancy Springer’s story Iris reminds me somewhat of an old movie from the seventies starring Jimmy Stewart called Mr. Krueger’s Christmas. The lonely old lady in the story fashions a memorable Christmas for herself after all. It’s […]
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Part 2)
Welcome back to anyone who actually read my last posting. How could you contain yourself in the meantime, waiting (probably impatiently) to find out more awesome things about the December issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction? I’ve read most of the remainder of the magazine since last Friday, so I’ll cover some […]
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Part 1)
As I communicated to some of you via email and Facebook, I’m the fortunate recipient of an early December copy of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In today’s world of magazines that go out of business faster than I can turn the channel when The Golden Girls reruns come on, F&SF is a […]
Frustrating Days
Writer’s House decided not to represent my novel, and Glimmer Train turned down my decidedly delicious stories, Something the Wind Blew In and Orange Crik. I strongly believe in these stories, as do others who have read them. So why is it so hard to get them published? I sent Orange Crik to Flesh & […]