Category: Writing
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Scifi Ethics according to Gene Wolfe, Isaac Asimov, and Harlan Ellison
There was a wonderful Scifi ethics debate on television in 1982 between Gene Wolfe, Isaac Asimov, and Harlan Ellison. Mind the audio balance.
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Gene Wolfe quote
I just stumbled upon this Gene Wolfe quote and I think it’s hilarious: “My childhood friend became a physicist because of a box of Astounding magazine that my mother gave him. And as my oldest friend, who is a nuclear physicist, wrote me a letter six months ago that had one of the greatest sentences…
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Kerosene Cauldron on Standard Oil building in NYC
Those who have read Overmorrow know that the WORKING kerosene cauldron on the Standard Oil building in NYC — Wall Street — is featured heavily near the end of the book. It’s obvious why: it’s like someone took the most boring play out of a supervillain handbook and build a tower with it. It’s almost…
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Gen Con 2024 day 004 — Banana Dragon, Poetry, and Legacy at Sea
Day 003 of Gen Con I FINALLY slept in a bit. And by a bit I think I was up at 6:30am or something. I showered and ate my morning sausage and eggs that I’d been frying up. What shocked me the most about staying with those four guys is that NONE of them eat…
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First time trying a puppet at Gen Con 2024 puppet workshop
This was the first time I’ve ever touched a puppet as an adult so thanks to everyone who encouraged me to try it and helped me get up the courage to get on stage. Thanks to the encouragement from the Sesame Street puppeteers (I don’t remember all of your names) and to the encouragement from…
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Weeping Angel statue at Greenwood Cemetery
I snagged this weeping angel while I was at Greenwood Cemetery. As you know, I spent a ton of time there writing The Greenwood Poet:
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Garden with Sculptures
This picture of a garden with sculptures is actually from Greenwood Cemetery, the theme of my book of poetry.
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Of the Making of Books there Is No End?
I grew up in a fairly conservative religious community that abhorred study and praised ignorance, in a way. From this assumption folks would often quote in my general direction of the making of books there is no end. They believed along what Asimov said of many Americans: that my ignorance is as good as anyone…
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Science Fiction 101 by Robert Silverberg
Thanks to Emily Munro for enlightening me about Science Fiction 101 (formerly Worlds of Wonder) by Robert Silverberg. Also double thanks to Emily for lending this book to me literally years ago and waiting all of that time for me to return it. This volume is a must-have both for superfans of the genre and…
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Spanish Lacemaker Weaving
Tara found a video of a Spanish lacemaker, which is a kind of weaving. As you know the art of weaving is important to her, but the metaphor for magic metaphysics is important to me:
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Matthew Kressel Interview
Lancelot Schaubert — Hey there, Matthew Kressel! So when did you first dip your toe into the genre? Or into make believe? Matthew Kressel — The first time I wrote anything with the hope of it being published was in college after I had one of the most incredibly vivid dreams of my life, and…
