Archive for the ‘fantasyworld’ Category
Help For Fantasy Writers: The Kitchen Garden
I’m not an expert on vegetable gardening – far from it, considering I am the only person in the universe who can’t grow zucchini. But I do have some experience ...
A Wrinkle In Time And Other Favorite Childhood Books
It’s the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle, one of the best books anybody ever wrote. I can’t even remember the first time I read it. ...
The Big Secret To Re-Inventing Yourself As A Writer
After last year’s sabbatical and mid-career epiphany, I realized it’s time to get serious about writing fiction. I’ve reinvented myself before, when I decided to leave the corporate sector to ...
Writing, Depression, And Science Fiction
I wasn’t going to talk about this here. Maybe that was naive. I’d been working on a nice mundane post about my writing resolutions for the New Year, but it’s ...
Haiku Review: Doctor Who, “The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe”
Here’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while: the Haiku Review. My first one is for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe.” ...
How Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Was Beaten By The Chicago Cubs
This is a rant that’s been brewing for nearly two decades. Dear Tribune Company: WTF were you thinking by pre-empting Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for Chicago Cubs games?!
Yes, I ...
Ten Reasons I Still Love… Star Trek: Enterprise
Voyager might be seen as Star Trek’s redheaded stepchild, but Enterprise is its bastard offspring. If Trek fandom could force Enterprise to take the black and go to the Wall ...
Living In A Fantasy World (Or How I Spent My Sabbatical)
Six months ago when I went on sabbatical, my friends and colleagues wondered what I was doing and why, upon my return, I changed the focus of my business. The ...
Where To Find Me: Blogs And Twitter
I’m a freelance writer and IT specialist with a passion for science fiction and fantasy. Here on my personal blog I talk about the latter, but I also run two ...
My Other Blogs: Tech Tips
- How To Ditch Your Computer For An iPad February 17, 2012Word on the street is that traditional computing is dead and the tablet is king. While you still need a computer for heavy-duty tasks, much of your everyday work can be done on an iPad. First, some pre-planning. What do you use your computer for, and of those things, what do you want to do […]
- How To Get The Most Out Of Twitter January 27, 2012Are you interested in Twitter, but not sure how to get started? My column in today’s The Northwest Herald tells you how to get the most out of Twitter: If youʼve never used Twitter, itʼs like the headline scrawl across the bottom of your favorite news channel, except that these headlines are written by you […]
My Other Blogs: 73adoptee
- The Adoptee Perspective On SOPA And Internet Censorship January 18, 2012I've posted an article over on my Tech Tips blog about why I've decided not to go dark for the SOPA blackout. It's because I prefer to meet censorship with information. I strongly oppose SOPA/PIPA and encourage you to do the same.You see, I run a blog that's not so popular... this blog. It's been censored before (read this and this) […]
- The Killjoy Responds To Complaints About Why I’m Not Happy For Illinois Adoptees January 14, 2012I’m sure you’ve heard that Illinois adoptees are throwing off their shackles as fast as Sara Feigenholtz can round up cameras to film their joyful receipt of their birth certificates. Everybody knows I’m the killjoy at the party, and people have started to complain. Apparently my inability to shut the fuck up is interfering with others’ ability to bask in th […]