One of the few benefits of being my age is that it helps you to develop a sense of historical perspective. Most people, it increasingly seem...

There’s a character you should all know and dread: “Lieutenant Mary Sue Je’nerik, the youngest cadet ever to make commissioned rank in Star ...

A lot of questions have piled up in my inbox since the last Never-ending FAQ post , most of which are variations on “Where are you?!” and “...

  “Genocide Joe” is a marked man. Once a highly respected corporate microbiologist, now the scapegoat for a GMO-caused ecological disaste...

I hasten through the dark and snowy woods, as quickly as the poor horse will carry me. Dusk is falling fast and an icy wind is rising, pierc...

Sometimes, when I’m having trouble writing a scene, I’ll take a step back from trying to express it in words and just try to see the moment...

“Mother,” Isaac called out to the Colony’s management system, “I’d like to talk to someone Earthside.” Isaac was bored. He had finished les...

Class cancelled. Last-minute schedule conflict. See you on Thursday.

I once owned a violin, covered with green silk, wrapped in gold and gauze, bound with iron chains and hidden in a teak-wood cask. It was a...

And now, as <s> threatened </s> promised last week: INVASION of the DISCODROIDS! I’ve been taking some deep dives into the arc...