“Close to the Wind” is the sequel to the first story I’d ever had professionally published, “Any Port in a Storm” (Parsec, 1999). They both…
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What wine pairs with Hitler? I mean, if you do use his flesh in a spicy stir fry, I’d guess a sweeter Gewürztraminer would work.…
Comments closedDo I have time travel insanity? Am I obsessed with time travel stories? I don’t think so, but I seem to have written more tales…
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Kurt Vonnegut on Swooping Versus Bashing
Kurt Vonnegut, who is my literary hero, called himself a “swooper.” A swooper is someone who lets the story appear, higgley-piggley, in the first draft.…