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August 6, 2015
Book Cover Throwback: Animal Farm
What I Love about This Cover: These two are harboring some serious animosity. It’s not good for the soul. 
August 4, 2015
Joy to the Worlds Cover Reveal
I’m pretty excited about this mysterious speculative fiction collection. I’ve got two stories in it: “The Ringers” and “Ol’ St. Nick.” Beyond my two, there are six other fabulous stories.
Excited though I am, I’m even more excited to share the cover by Andrea Orlic. Make sure you click on it to see it larger. Once you read “Ol’ St. Nick,” you’ll understand the cover better.
Pre-orders coming soon.
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August 3, 2015
Monday Night Gaming: Rhino Hero
Publisher:
HABA
# of Players: 2-5 players
Best with: 3 players
Playing Time: 10-20 minutes
# of Expansions: 0
# of Parts: Rule book, 31 roof cards, 28 walls, 1 foundation card, 1 Super Rhino.
This was another of those “need a quick playing game” games that we picked up to play. It’s definitely a game for a younger audience or parents playing with their children, but it was fun enough.
General Mechanics:
The game has a similar mechanic to Jenga, in that you...
August 2, 2015
Podcast appearances
With the release of Class-M Exile in June, there have been a few podcast appearances to note–
If you’re a listener of the SFFAudio Podcast, they briefly discussed Class-M Exile‘s release on episode #322. They called it military sci-fi…which is briefly off-the-mark, but it’s all good. After all, there is a military conspiracy in the plot.
July 31, 2015
Flashback Friday: Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed
When I first read this short story, it was titled “Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed,” rather 
than its original name “The Naming of Names.” I read it as part of The Martian Chronicles, which has many excellent stories about Mars. They’re a bit dated now, but when I read them back in the ’90’s, I could picture the red planet, breath in the dust of red clay, and watch my eyes change from green to...
July 30, 2015
Book Cover Throwback: The Martian Chronicles
Click to view much larger.
What I Love about This Cover: It’s a beautifully envisioned Mars. I love everything about it: the architectural curves, the Marsians, all of it.
What I Don’t Love about This Cover: Nothing.
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July 29, 2015
Water, water everywhere
Water, water everywhere and nary a drop to drink…
I mean that literally because our kitchen is currently inaccessible. While I was away at Cascade Writers’ Workshop this past weekend, the condo unit above us had a hot water heater failure. Since no one was home all day, the water flooded 5 rooms of our condo–walls, ceilings, and hard wood floors. Most of what was damaged was photos, memorabilia from my teaching days, and files as the closet in my office took the hardest hit. The kitchen was th...
July 24, 2015
Cascade!
No Flashback Friday today as I’m at the Cascade Writers’ Conference. If you’re going, feel free to say hi! My schedule is here.
Otherwise, have a good weekend!
July 23, 2015
Book Cover Throwback: Something Wicked This Way Comes
What sort of novel is this anyway?!
What I Love about This Cover: This cover is made of nightmares. Seriously. I’ll never see a carousel the same way again.
What I Don’t Love about This Cover: The lower-caps annoys me. What is this, e.e. cummings?
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July 22, 2015
Word Lit Zine
I’m in the latest issue of Word Lit Zine–nice lengthy interview about writing, gaming, prejudice, and life. If you’re local to Seattle, you can snag a copy at Left Bank Books. If you’re not in Seattle, you can order an issue via their online store:
https://squareup.com/market/word-lit-zine?square_lead=button
So go grab a copy (or order one) and read up!
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