Rough Reading

I've been rereading my own novels lately as an aid to my writing of the third and final book in the series. It almost certainly inspired a bizarre dream I had on Friday night wherein I was being chased by an ostrich. When I asked why, I was assured it was nothing to worry about. "At this time of year, they just need a bit of meat in their diet."

Anyway, I'm reading other stuff too. Guy Haley's Champion of Mars was particularly enjoyable, as it pulled me through 70,000 of glorious and tragic Martian Civilization. Recommended to those who have missed traditional SF with its mix of adventure and sensawunda. Both are delivered in spades here along with tremendous world-building.



I've also been working my way through Lore Magazine Volume 2, Issue 1, which contains my own story "Fairy Gold". It's great so far and I'll probably polish it off before I go on to...

...The Dodo Dragon and Other Stories by my friend Sheila Crosby. She's a talented short story writer, so I'm expecting to enjoy this one.