Happy Leap Day! I'm glad Leap Day fell on one of my normal blogging days, since it gives me an opportunity to share with you some of my ...

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week: Five-dimensional black hole could "break" general ...

Before I bought my first Kindle, I normally read one book at a time. These days, however, I typically read multiple books in multiple format...

I still need to contact all of my beta reviewers from Scattered Seasons to see if they would like to read Chaos Season as well.Some other m...

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week: Decade of rising seas slowed by land soaking up extra water ...

I normally don't read SF Signal , and I don't expect many of my blog readers do either. However, last week, a controversial post st...

I'm between fifty to sixty pages from the end of the second draft of Chaos Season. As you might expect, a Chaos Season (a magical weath...

Obviously, the most important science news this week is the discovery of gravitational waves. It's not every day you prove black holes r...

As a supporting member of last year's Worldcon, I'm eligible to nominate works for the 2016 Hugo. (That is, assuming I ever get my P...

Last week, I read Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen , the latest book in Lois McMaster Bujold's long-running Vorkosigan Saga . The series...

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week: Scientists decode brain signals at nearly the speed of perce...

If it's the first Wednesday of the month, it must be time for another Insecure Writers Support Group post. You can learn more about the ...

Last year, the Elgin Literary Festival was spread out over three days and was held in several different locations throughout downtown Elgin...

Here are some of the most interesting science articles I read this week: Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought...

I've mentioned before that I'm going to be appearing at the Elgin Literary Festival this weekend as part of a speculative fiction pa...

With the advent of e-books, it's now possible to own the same book in both digital and print versions. I've chosen to keep some of m...

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week: What is 10 miles across, but powers an explosion brighter th...

My family and I ran into a bit of a snafu this week when we realized I did not have a current vehicle sticker on my car, even though I'd...

I thought this was an appropriate song for today:

Here are some of the most interesting science news articles I read this week: Having more children may slow the aging process  (Here I th...