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― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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Day In A Nutshell
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts, writing on November 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Tuesday Surprise
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, genre fiction, Writers, writing on November 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to my day job, Tuesdays are the worst… except when they aren’t.
Me: Tuesday morning, grumble, grumble, work, work, work.
/muzak, lunch, muzak
Me: What’s this in my email?
/insert the crackling of digital paper
Me: An acceptance letter for one of my favorite fun stories? How cool is that?
More details as we get closer to publication, but it’s great news. And it couldn’t have come on a better day.
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When Ideas Flow
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, genre fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on November 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.”
— Nolan Bushnell
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African Futures
Posted in Entertainment, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Africa, ASU, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, inspiration, Writers, writing on November 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
While I’m more of a written word sort of a person, you may have noticed that this thing called a (checks notes) “podcast” has become something of a trend;)
If you are a fan of the spoken word, speculative fiction, futurism, African writers, writers in general and interviews with same, this new series from Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination might be just the ticket.
The Imagination Desk: Introducing Griots & Galaxies
The Center for Science and the Imagination is proud to present the new podcast Griots & Galaxies! This is a ten episode series hosted by Jenna Hanchey, Chinelo Onwualu, and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu that explores the work of ten African speculative fiction authors and imagining new futures for the continent.
Here’s a link to the series page.
Podcasts: Center for Science and the Imagination
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The Trees Remember
Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, inspiration on November 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. I found this commemoration of Canadian soldiers in England both unexpected and beautiful.
Red Maple Trees Line English Road to Honor 418 Canadian Soldiers Who Died Defending Freedom Overseas
Many motorists are unaware that they are passing through a sacred war memorial on the A3 in Hampshire, England.
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Explore Mars
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, exploration, MarsCuriosity, NASA, science on November 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
To celebrate another Friday, let’s take a quick trip to visit the neighbors. And by “neighbor” I mean Mars, because that’s how I roll.
Aaaaand since we’re on the Red Planet already (mentally, at least), here’s a time-lapse of the Ingenuity helicopter’s 63 (!) flight.
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An Uncommon Place
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, #wotf39, creativity, interviews, podcast, scifi, speculative fiction, Thoughts, writing on October 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I was recently invited to be a guest on the West Virginia Uncommon Place podcast. It was a fun interview, and I enjoyed the opportunity to explore multiple facets of writing, including how the landscapes and ideas we think of as home influence our creativity.
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Countdown to Winter
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, haiku, Thoughts, writing on October 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Warm days can’t disguise
the seconds, minutes, hours
lost with each sunset.
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Notification of Erratum, or, Whoops!
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, erratum, Thoughts, writing on October 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
This morning I realized that, through a combination of tight timing and incomplete record-keeping, I repeated a quote a couple of weeks apart.
These things happen when you are:
- writing every day
- working out post ideas using a collection of drafts (many, many drafts)
- rushing, because sometimes the cat needs his dinner like now, human, now!
The relevant posts are Consulting My Inner Eight and There’s Always A Right Person.
The relevant quote belonged to Richard Osman, writer of the charming Thursday Murder Club series. I’ve replaced the duplicate quote with another quote from the same book.
While I apologize for failing in my self-appointed task of sharing new, interesting and entertaining posts, I’m not sorry for doubling up on Mr. Osman. His work is fun, touching, thoughtful and often witty and I again recommend it if you’re into that sort of thing.
What sort of thing would that be, you may ask? The “octogenarians are clever, interesting people too and also murder murder murder” sort of thing. What’s not to love?
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The 2023 Hugo Award Winners
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Hugo Awards, inspiration, Worldcon, Writers, writing on October 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
My timing’s a little off (thanks, International Date Line!), but the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced this weekend at Chengdu Worldcon in China.
Here is the full list with winners highlighted: 2023 Hugo Awards | The Hugo Awards.
If you’re interested in short fiction, here’s the winning short story, by Samantha Mills:
Rabbit Test – Uncanny Magazine
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