Review Roundup

So the reviews for Scylla and Charybdis have started to come in, and they have a lot of lovely things to say:’Duncan has built a fascinating galaxy …Truly wonderful science fiction should also make the reader take a good hard look at the world a…

Wednesday Wanderings

Like many people, writers or otherwise, I sometimes escape from mental work by turning on the television.  One of my shows of choice is FaceOff.FaceOff is a makeup special effects competition on Syfy (just typing that channel name makes me cringe)…

Song Styles

Thinking today of a haunting, beautiful tune … I believe I’ve shared it here before, but it deserves another feature.  “Eli Eli” is a poem written by Hannah Szenes / Senesh … and this tells the story better than I could:Eli EliThis is a piece …

Scylla and Charybdis reviewed!

Abyss and Apex, which has published several of my stories (the editor – hi, Wendy Delmater! – is apparently crazy), just put out a lovely review of Scylla and Charybdis:Scylla and Charybdis ReviewPlease do check out the rest of the magazine while …

Wednesday Wanderings

Happy 4th of July, y’all!  (Even if you’re not American, it’s still the 4th, after all.  You’re not just skipping the day and getting the global calendar in a twist … are you?)For those of us in the States, it’s Independence Day, not to be …

Song Styles

So in case you missed my squealing, I just sold “Soul Medley” to Andromeda Spaceways Magazine.  This story was written for a fantasy-writers.org challenge to write about music.  Besides the plotline and the inclusion of a harper/bard characte…