David Erik Nelson's Blog, page 29
December 22, 2020
December 16, 2020
I stand corrected! (or “On the True Meaning of DIE HARDnukah🕎”
Actually, Die Hard — a story about a desperate insurgency against a vastly superior invading force, requiring the near-miraculous marshalling of limited resources —is a Hanukkah movie— Jacob Brogan (@Jacob_Brogan) December 14, 2020 My thoughts on Die Hard and Xmas, from ~2013: “DIE HARD (its Origins), Violence, Redemption, and Xmas (Plus a Bonus Writing Tip!)“.
December 15, 2020
Go Watch *Monsters*
I had no idea they even had free feature-length movies on YouTube. Anyway, go watch Monsters. It’s just as good as I remember it being in the theaters; back then it felt like it was mostly about U.S. foreign/immigration policy with a smattering of Chernobyl anxiety (this was back in 2010). Now, in the midst of a plague year, it feels like it’s sort of about a lot more. Also...
December 11, 2020
December 10, 2020
Xappy XrismanuKwanzXanukahNacht!!! ♪♫♪♬🎅🏿🎄✡️🐲🔥🇺🇸⛄️🕎
I’m a Jew—born and raised—but I come from a “mixed” family (they say “interfaith” now). My dad is a Jew, but my mom was raised Christian. Both my maternal grandparents—with whom my sisters and I spent a lot of time—were practicing Christians. Interfaith families are really common now (my wife and I are mixed), but were much less so when I was young. As you’.
October 16, 2015
Book Giveaway: Enter to win a copy of "Junkyard Jam Band: DIY Musical Instruments and Noisemakers"
October 7, 2015
Free Fiction this Thursday! Steampunkery! Squidtastics!
Just a quick heads up that my steampunk short "The Bold Explorer in the Place Beyond" will be free for Kindle tomorrow and Friday. Here's the link:
http://amzn.to/1Q7iPcU
Please feel free to spread the love; thanks!
ADDE BONUS: My celebrated steampunk novella set in the same universe, Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate
, will be steeply marked down next week.Thanks!
January 27, 2015
Annual HumbleBrag Award-Eligibility Post
I had two novelettes published in 2014; you may have read them and enjoyed them--or you may be about to read them an enjoy them. If either is the case, and if you'd like to register that enjoyment on some sort of ballot, it's your lucky day!
* "There Was No Sound of Thunder" (Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2014)
* "The Traveling Salesman Solution" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2014)
These are both eligible for the Nebula and Hugo Awards in the "novelette" category.
Anyone who is/was a voting member at the 2014, 2015, or 2016 Worldcons can nominate works for the Hugo Award. Any Active, Lifetime Active, Associate, or Lifetime Associate member of the SFWA can nominate works for the Nebula Award.
Not a member of anything? Not a problem! "There Was No Sound of Thunder" is also in the running for the 29th Annual Asimov's Readers' Award (FUN FACT: This story is a sequel to "The New Guys Always Work Overtime," which tied for best short story last year.)--*Yikes!* Voting for the Asimov's Readers' Award closes February 1, 2015! Vote NOW!
Still haven't read one of those novelettes? Lost your summer issues of Asimov's and F&SF when your roof leaked? The magazines in question will likely hook you up with copies of my stories if you ask, but I'm also happy to do so myself; just email me and we'll sort it out. Thanks!
November 10, 2014
*UPDATE* HELLA GOOD DEAL ALERT! $7 "Helping Hands" from Maker Shed!--and Even Cheaper at Harbor Freight!?! #diy
UPDATE: My lifelong compadre Adam Stein points out that Harbor Freight has basically the same Helping Hands for $3.50! *Yikes!* BUY NOW!
I don't normally post stuff like this, but Maker Shed has a couple really good deals right now for folks new to soldering.
These helping hands are a *steal* at $6.99, and make life *so much easier.* There is now almost *no* soldering task I do without using my helping hands (although I have pulled off the magnifier, which was never very useful to me). Also, this variable-temp soldering iron also looks promising. The reviews are mixed, but at $25, it's probably worth taking a chance.
HELLA GOOD DEAL ALERT! $7 "Helping Hands" from Maker Shed! #diy
I don't normally post stuff like this, but Maker Shed has a couple really good deals right now for folks new to soldering.
These helping hands are a *steal* at $6.99, and make life *so much easier.* There is now almost *no* soldering task I do without using my helping hands (although I have pulled off the magnifier, which was never very useful to me). Also, this variable-temp soldering iron also looks promising. The reviews are mixed, but at $25, it's probably worth taking a chance.
