It's here! It's out! You can buy it! I have to say, I really did not expect to enjoy this project as much as I ended up doing. It was a blast to go back and reread a book I remembered so little about that it was almost as if I didn't write it, and... Continue Reading →

Those of you who have been following my work for a while might recall that my first novel was a tropey gay space opera entitled Line & Orbit, which later became the first book in the Root Code trilogy (and which is sadly out of print at present, although books two and three are available;... Continue Reading →

As implied by the above, I’ll be at Awesome Con this coming weekend, doing panels and signings and otherwise wandering around looking bemused and vaguely overwhelmed. Here’s the scheduled stuff whereat I can be found: Panel: Tropetastic! — Saturday, March 9 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Room 206 What is a trope and... Continue Reading →

(image by Sasha Freemind) When I was writing Your Shadow Half Remains, a question that gnawed at me—to the point where I had to consciously push it away to keep it from tripping up the whole process—was: Is anyone going to even want to read this kind of story? Is there any significant market for... Continue Reading →

[image by Jamison Riley] Full agoraphobic, losing focus, cover blownA book on getting better hand-delivered by a droneTotal disassociation, fully out your mindGoogling "derealization", hating what you findThat unapparent summer air in early fallThe quiet comprehending of the ending of it all — Bo Burnham I was aware, when I wrote the story that eventually... Continue Reading →

[Note: This is the third and final part of a three-part series; part one is here and part two is here] I’ve mentioned how, whenever I’m in a position to talk about my fanfiction in professionally mixed company, there’s a part of me that always cringes just a bit—if I work up the courage to talk... Continue Reading →

(Original image by John Towner on Unsplash) [Note: This is the second part of a three-part series; part one is here] I started publishing fiction professionally about fifteen years ago now. The first story I technically got paid for was a $5 piece of erotic SF microfiction (big ups to Circlet Press) and from there... Continue Reading →

(Original image by I.am_nah on Unsplash) Hello.  Been a while since I used this venue for thought-words. There are several reasons for that, but the bottom line is that I have a book coming out next year and I want to start making use of this site again as part of promoting that, and also... Continue Reading →

Now that it's been finalized, here's my schedule for WisCon 42. At this point I'm not doing a reading - I think I missed the time for that - but it's possible I'll be able to jump into someone else's at the last minute. We'll see. Even if not, I'm psyched for what I've got... Continue Reading →