I laughed out loud while reading an account of an innocent academic, thrust headlong into the sturm und drang of theoretical debate over Edgar Allan Poe‘s horror stories and whether they’re racist or not. It’s a series of screenshots captured by an Imgur user, so I can’t transcribe them all here; you’ll have to click… Continue reading “BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ORANGUTAN?”
Tag: Writing
Saturday Snippet: The Civil War at sea, from one of my current works in progress
As regular readers will know, I’m hard at work on several novels that I hope to publish over the course of the next year. Two are approaching completion: the sixth volume of the Maxwell Saga military science-fiction series, and the first in a trilogy about the Union Navy during the Civil War of 1861-65. … Continue reading Saturday Snippet: The Civil War at sea, from one of my current works in progress
My wife’s latest book is published!
My wife’s latest book – her sixth, and the fourth in her “Combined Operations” series – has just been published. It’s titled “Between Two Graves“. The blurb reads: He swore he wouldn’t be back while his parents lived… Now, almost thirty years later, AJ is going home. Ordered to attend his mother’s funeral in… Continue reading My wife’s latest book is published!
Saturday Snippet: Faerie meets combat vet. Excitement ensues.
We’ve met my friend and fellow author Jason Fuesting in these pages before: I mentioned his first and second sci-fi novels in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Now Jason’s embarked on a new genre, modern fantasy (with extensive military overtones). His first venture in the field is called “Dusk Knight“. The blurb reads: Guns, mayhem,… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Faerie meets combat vet. Excitement ensues.
The convention continues
It’s the small hours of Sunday morning as I write these words. The hotel is finally relatively quiet, after hundreds of Libertycon attendees occupied every public space all day long, and most of the convention center next door as well. It looks like everybody’s having a good time. Myself, Miss D., Old NFO, Lawdog,… Continue reading The convention continues
Libertycon kicks off
Libertycon has begun, with people streaming in from across the country (and a few from around the world) for the occasion. I didn’t make it to the opening ceremony yesterday afternoon, because by the time I got there all the seats within sight had been taken. With my wonky back, and using a cane… Continue reading Libertycon kicks off
Safely in Chattanooga
Miss D. and I arrived safely in Chattanooga late yesterday afternoon, after about eighteen hours on the road from Texas, through Oklahoma and Arkansas and across Tennessee. Apart from mutual stiffness and aches and pains, it was a pleasant journey. Miss D.’s new car behaved perfectly, and astonished me with its excellent fuel economy.… Continue reading Safely in Chattanooga
On the road again
Miss D. and I are on the road again, heading for Libertycon this weekend in Chattanooga, TN. It’s our “home” convention, the one we regard as a gathering of friends and literary family. It hasn’t been held for two years, thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, so I’m sure there are lots of people as eager… Continue reading On the road again
Sometimes it’s very tempting…
Stephan Pastis offers one solution to the nastiness surrounding us. Click the image for a larger view at the “Pearls Before Swine” Web page. Definitely a tempting thought . . . but that won’t get my books written, and if they don’t get written and sold, I don’t eat. Oh, well! Peter
State of the author – exhausted!
I just don’t have the time or energy to put up a Saturday Snippet excerpt this week. Let me explain by giving you a follow-up “State of the Author” post, following on from earlier this month and in early April. Our new utility/garden/storage shed was erected in mid-May. The electric power has since been installed,… Continue reading State of the author – exhausted!