Place Names Matter
A round of recent executive orders manages to add insult to real injuries by proposing name changes that disrespect…everything. The insult brought to mind the following from a lovely (and [ ]
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I wrote a play? Yes, I wrote a play!
This June, as I headed out of A2CAF, where I bought a bunch of comics, connected with some artists and writers I admired, and as always [ ]
Glacier National Park and Three Rules
Mountain goats and the rules of hiking were still on our minds when we touched down at Detroit Metro and started our trek to offsite parking. Those mountain goats had [ ]
Feynman, banned. Yes, you read that right…
Here s a milestone I never thought I d reach: According to PEN America (via Harpers), a book I wrote, Feynman, with art by Leland Myrick, is banned in Missouri. Baffling! I m [ ]
Keep Copyright Human
Today I submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office s public comment system on AI and copyright. There are a lot of problems with copyright law. It lasts too long [ ]
Don’t believe AI, or, No, my next book is definitely not coming out this year
Inspired by John Scalzi, here s what Google s Bard just told me about my next book. I m going to tweak the response a little by adding some underlined words and striking [ ]
The (Second) Year of the Dog
We ve now had Bella for two years, and our regrets for inviting her into our lives remain, to the nearest approximation, zero. She and Pepper still get along well, though [ ]
Solar System Ambassador, 2023 (!)
I ve wanted to earn a NASA mission patch since the Apollo years. (Yeah, I m of that vintage.) While it s not a single mission, and I m not contributing directly to NASA [ ]
Sequential art, part 2: finishing the chair
We re back with the second (and last) installment of Jim, out of his depth. In case you missed it, and care, here s part 1: Sequential art (or, how I spent [ ]
Sequential art (or, how I spent the week after Thanksgiving)
Well, maybe art is too much to claim, but this was last week s craft project, anyway. It s called Modern Windsor Rocking Chair. (No subtitle.) All 10 of the back pieces [ ]