An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
I’ve been thinking about Swift’s “The Prophecy” a lot. She found artistic success early and struggled to find a relationship she could feel safe and happy in where she could build a family, even though she spent all those years looking.
I found my spouse early and had two kids… Continue reading “The Prophecy”
For all the posts from AI-related people that I see bemoaning the lack of sci-fi writers who don’t hate AI, I sure don’t see much support from that same crowd for the few of us out here who actually do love AI.
And believe me, we get a lot of hate.
So, if you want to see sci-fi writers who like AI, you might want to actually actively support those of us who are willing to put ourselves out there. Continue reading “The Lack of Support for Pro-AI Sci-Fi Writers”
“Brigadoon, Kokomo, and Hona Lee” is about how imaginary places are sometimes more real than the real ones.
They’re not changed by time. They’re always there for you, always waiting for you to revisit, always as real as they ever were.
“IDIC” is a song about infinite diversity in infinite combinations. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: The Event Horizons Infinitely Remixed”
We’re ready to sell lots of books and toys! If you’re at BayCon42, come by and check it out!
“When the moon hits your eye
While you wait for pad thai
That’s a… BayCon!” Continue reading “While at BayCon42”
What’s this then? Did Acting-Ensign Leslie Keller get into a cloning machine? Mischievous puppy!
Well, at least that means we’ll have plenty of her available for sale at BayCon42 next week!
Five days until I head to BayCon! Continue reading “Gearing Up for BayCon42”
How many more stories can they tell about toys, people ask…
But somehow people keep telling stories about humans, and surely if any type of story has been played out by now, that would be the one.
Having a brand new Paul McCartney album to listen to is making a hard week a lot easier. Like having an old friend stop by to help out by just keeping me company. Continue reading “Toy Story, McCartney, Fable, etc.”
Stealthing around is one of the coolest things about being a rogue in Warcraft, so that’s where the rogue album begins — slipping into a crowded tavern, not being seen by anyone
Back in the day, I remember having to apply poisons and sharpening stones to my daggers as a Warcraft rogue. So, I thought that would make for a nice moment on the rogue album. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Doo-Wop Rogue”
The first character I got to 60 way back when Warcraft was new was my Night Elf hunter, and she’s still one of my mains now.
“Reader of Signs” sets the stage for a kind of mini doo-wop musical inspired by that character.
Back in the day, tracking things on your mini map was a special skill for hunters that not every class had. Even though that’s not true anymore, it still seems like tracking is core to the concept of being a hunter. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Doo-Wop Ranger”
My spouse asked me to make an album for his 45th birthday. “Purple Goes with Green” is the opening and title track. Those are our favorite colors, and when we met, we’d each independently concluded the best complement to our favorite was the other.
“So Many Unicorns” is a fun, silly, cheerful song about several kinds of animals… that turn out to not be unicorns. And one that is. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Purple Goes with Green”
The cats are mysterious and important.
I spent 2.5 hours at a local bookstore being interviewed by Riveter Studios today. They’re gonna be releasing a couple videos from my interview, starting in a few weeks, including a reading of my story, “Too Cuddly.” Pretty exciting! Continue reading “Giant Toys, Interviews, and Such”