Walter Jon Williams's Blog, page 224
March 24, 2010
Expiration Date
Five years ago today, I was undergoing surgery for a burst appendix and a necrotic gall bladder. I've exceeded my expiration date by five years!
March 23, 2010
Glory Fadeth Not
My story "Abrizonde," from the Songs From the Dying Earth collection edited by Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin, is on the long list for a British Fantasy Award. As are two more stories from the collection, and the collection itself. Mind you, this is a long list, and it will grow shorter in time. Still, more glory for meeeeeeeeee!
March 22, 2010
Tech . . . Tech . . . Tech
(Yeah, that title dates me, doesn't it? Nothing says senile like referencing an obscure Jim Brown movie that has nothing to do with the ostensible topic. Yet here we go, maundering on . . . )I spent part of last week at the World's Best Technology expo in Arlington, TX. Each morning I woke up to the sound of screaming . . . from the roller coaster at the amusement park across the street. I
The Pleasing Day
Today had a refreshing sense of normality to it, which so many of them don't nowadays. I rose, exercised, showered, ate lunch, went shopping. Then I spent several hours spraying weed killer about the property--- I've been overrun with something called "London rocket," which is a kind of mustardlike plant with a yellow flower, not native to the area but spreading like, well, weeds. After that I
March 15, 2010
Taos Toolbox 2010
To my astonishment, there are still places available at Taos Toolbox, a master class for writers of science fiction and fantasy, June 6-10, 2010.Teaching will be Nancy Kress, Carrie Vaughn, and my ownself. My surprise, however, is your opportunity! Apply at once, so as not to miss out!
WBT 2010
I'm off to World's Best Technology Showcase 2010, in lovely Arlington, TX. My panel is 5pm on Wednesday, for anyone interested in hearing my pearls of wisdom.
Reviews Too Brief: In the Loop
Okay, so I saw In the Loop and I'd like to spend a lot of words explaining how good it was, but I can't because I'm leaving town and haven't yet done my laundry. It's a British political satire about the spin-up to a familiar-sounding war, and it plays like a combination of Dr. Strangelove, the Office, and the output of some highly ingenious scatology-creation software. And because I don't have
March 14, 2010
The Big Boys
So who are the big boys in our universe? Who can push our weeny little world around and give it a swirly? For the answer, check out the video.[via Gardner:]
Back To the Fifties!
I remember when an acquaintance of mine was working as a substitute teacher, and was trying to find something for her grade school class to do. So she--- the product of a typical American nuclear family--- decided that they were going to play "house."She figured that they would play members of a nuclear family, but that's not quite how they saw their roles.A couple of the kids volunteered to be
March 11, 2010
. . . Than A Doornail
Why satire is dead, Example #3058.[via Jay:]
