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I had to be really careful when turning “My Magic, My Spell” into a song, because I wanted to be able to enjoy listening to it… but it’s also, at its heart, about a traumatic moment. My first few tries… were too raw. But the final version landed beautifully.

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My story, “Anger is a Porcupine, Sadness is a Fish,” caused such a kerfuffle in my writing group with people breaking the foundational rule that we don’t assume fiction is about the author that I’m still not really over it. Anyway, it makes a powerful song. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes – The Opposite of Memory, Disc 2”

It’s hard to get people to read fiction.

It’s hard to get people to listen to music.

Me: I know! I will make soundtrack albums for my books with a song to accompany each short story! Continue reading “Multiplying Challenges, the Mathematics of Art”

I may not post a lot any more, but I think it shows from when I do that I’ve been keeping pretty busy. And my work is usually findable if you go looking.

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I haven’t watched Babe (‘95) in soooo many years, but also, it’s so deep in my psyche. And you know? I think the subconscious memory of Farmer Hoggett standing firm in his belief in Babe’s abilities in spite of the judges’ clear condemnation… Continue reading “Busy and Babe”

“Forget Me Not” is a song inspired by the first story I ever sold (of the same name) which is about a man addicted to a memory drug. I love how jazzy and catchy it turned out.

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My short story, “The Screen Savior,” really always wanted to be an animated short video… well, I guess, now I have a song ready for when I get to figuring out making videos. It has a lovely early 70s kinda vibe. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes – The Opposite of Memory, Disc 1”

I created my first music album! “I Need a Unicorn” has eleven tracks with a mix of sci-fi, furry, and fantasy lyrics performed as light, catchy pop with a blend of mid-60s and early-00s sounds, featuring layered vocals and strong harmonies.

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I’ve been trying to fall asleep listening to my new — and first! — album, “I Need a Unicorn,” but I keep waking up in startlement every time I start to drift off… simply too amazed in my sleep-addled state to believe this album is finally real. Continue reading “The Day My Universe Changed”

Brian Wilson’s final album: “Life goes on and on, like your favorite song.”

Taylor Swift’s most recent album: “Life is a song, it ends when it ends.”

Also, that same song, “Opalite,” has a vocal reference to Ronnie Spector’s “Be My Baby,” famously Brian’s favorite song. Continue reading “A Turning Point”

After much research, at the age of 6.5, my cat Piper has invented the concept of sitting on laps. It has been an arduous journey and extremely counterintuitive to her beliefs, and yet, at long last, this innovative thinker of a feline has finally arrived at the inescapable conclusion — after years of study — that the best way to get scritches may in fact be by sitting on a human lap. A previously inconceivable thought.

She sat on Daniel’s lap for seven minutes. An astonishing breakthrough in this weird and vaguely immoral new technology.

Truggster is jetting his way to Worldcon to spread the very important word of OTTERS IN SPACE!!!!

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Having arrived in Seattle, Truggster addresses his sales team about what to expect from Worldcon. Some of them—like Admiral Cod & Witch-Hazel—are old hat and have helped sell books before. However, others will be hiding out behind my book display for the very first time tomorrow. Continue reading “Notes from Attending My Best Worldcon So Far”

Words I wrote nine years ago: “I’m working on a story about a green-furred photosynthetic otteroid. That is definitely what I’m meant to do with my life.”

I did not realize how much this really was the truth and not just a funny thing to say when I posted it. But yeah, nine years later, I’m still actively writing about that particular universe. In fact, it’s become my top writing priority. I had the fourth book come out in that series last month; have the fifth coming out in a week; and was working on the sixth just earlier today. Continue reading “Keep Returning to the Projects You Love”

I’m celebrating the release of “Arctic Fox Android” today by listening to the soundtrack for “Maybe Happy Ending” which is a Broadway musical about two robots, one of whom has a special interest in an insect and the other has a special interest in music, so it’s super relatable.

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My book, “Arctic Fox Android,” came out today, and it’s a #1 bestseller in the category “Polar Regions”! Continue reading “Polar Regions, Maybe Happy Ending, Book Releases & Pre-Releases, and Casablanket”