D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
NPR’s Top 100 SF&F Books
Probably everyone on the planet has seen this already—or at least that’s the way it usually works for me—but in August NPR announced the results of its reader poll to name the Top 100 science fiction and fantasy books. I’m a … Continue reading
No Fish For Me
I submitted a story to an upcoming anthology called Fish, to be published by Dagan Books (the same publisher who is producing IN SITU with my story “Hoodoo”). My story didn’t make the cut, which is always disappointing, but I saw the table of … Continue reading
Pouncing Deadlines and Other Randomness
The end of September came out of nowhere, kind of like a tiger pouncing. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines—both at the day job and with my writing—and all of them on the last day of the month. People put so much emphasis … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo is Nearly Here
For the uninitiated, you’re probably looking at the title of this post and wondering what the heck is NaNoWriMo? For those in the know—I’d say hip, but I’m definitely not hip—that’s shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo occurs every November, … Continue reading
Last Day Front and Center
Today is the last day “Thief of Futures” will be featured on the front page of Lightspeed Magazine. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, head over and read it. Starting tomorrow, Ursula Le Guin’s “The Island … Continue reading
The Waiting
I like to think I’m a patient person, but I am of the generation that grew up on a steady dose of MTV (when it actually used to play music), 24-hour news cycles, and the internet. I know I’m a lot less patient … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Thief of Futures”
If you’ve been following my scribbles, then you already know that my story “Thief of Future” is available for free reading over at Lightspeed Magazine. Also available is an author’s profile (by Robyn Lupo) in which I talk about the story setting … Continue reading
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Artificial Intelligence?
My Google Alerts have been buzzing today now that my story “Thief of Future” has gone live at Lightspeed Magazine. One of the alerts led me to a webpage called the Futures Trading Blog, a site that compiles articles on futures…as … Continue reading
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“Thief of Futures” Now Available Online
A few weeks ago, my story “Thief of Futures” could be purchased as part of the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine. For those of you who were patient—or maybe unwilling to fork over some cash?—my story is now available for free … Continue reading
What Motivates You?
Some days I’m simply unmotivated, so I lounge on the couch drifting in an out dreamland. On days like that, my life wouldn’t make very compelling reading—I expect when my biography eventually gets written <wink, wink>, it’ll gloss over those days. … Continue reading
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