Following the National Novel Writing Month debacle , I expected to post immediately to debunk my rambling missives or, more likely, to vent ...

So, ladies and gentlemen, each November there is a competition for writers who strive to compose a story of 50,000 words (or possibly a lit...

Yes, tonight is Halloween, which still comes every October without fail. The customs and rituals remain the same. The weather may be differ...

This may be the season of ghosts and goblins, with Halloween at the end of the week , but over here in book land, it's a countdown to a ...

In my previous blog post, I gave you the whole sordid history of the story that became a novella then a screenplay then a novel and finally...

Remember back to those heady days of high school science fiction? After reading everything I could get my hands on, mostly set off-world or...

Even after shifting to an online version of teaching to finish the spring semester, I still had big plans for summer travel. Then, week aft...

It's time again for Summer Reading! I know it's rather late but, as we all know, in these challenging times of new normal, we can...