Monthly Archives: October 2012

Hopefull Monster News

It’s a been a busy few weeks for members of my writer’s group, Hopefull Monsters. Colum Paget sold his story “The Unfortunate Necessity of Regular Upgrades” to Kasma SF.  Kasma is a fantastic up-and-coming small market that has published good stories from some good writers, including Robert … Continue reading

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Traveling, Writing, Traveling

I’m on the road again; this time with the family.  It’s a short trip—only a few days—and we’re traveling through the Willamette Valley of Oregon visiting friends and just generally looking around.  It’s a beautiful place. I’ve been writing, too—more … Continue reading

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Inspiration: “My Mask, Humanity”

Frequent readers of my site know I like to write a post about the inspiration for each of my published stories.  While often no single thing inspires a complete story, I can usually pinpoint one or two things that were important inspirations.  … Continue reading

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Thanks for the Kind Words

I’ve gotten used to people I don’t know critiquing my stories.  It’s happened numerous times now with several of my stories.  Usually I’ll stumble across the review—sometimes they have nice things to say, and other times it seems like they … Continue reading

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