Last night whilst awaiting the start of “Cloverfield,” my lady and I were assailed by a cgi commercial with cutesy thinglets seeking the golden Coke bottle or some such. It was very much in the manner of steampunk, with brass and steam and gears and absurdist contraptions galore. It reminded me that several of the [...]

So I approach the one week mark for my appendectomy. Yesterday I stopped taking painkillers altogether, because the Oxycodone was making me jumpy and strange. I had switched to Tylenol, then decided to find out exactly how much pain I was in. Answer: about as much as I was on drugs. So I am riding [...]

“Mr. Libbey, we know you wouldn’t use this downstairs,” said the freshly bottle-blond nurse scoldingly, brandishing a translucent plastic urinal. (”Brandish” may not seem to agree with “translucent plastic urinal,” but in this case it is the most appropriate word possible.) Steve waved it away. It sounded like there had been a long-standing battle about [...]

My first official convention appearance will be RadCon, Feb 15-17, in Pasco, Washington. I’ll be on the following panels: Fri Feb 15 3:00:pm - 4:00:pm On Line Publishing Options Think paper is the only way to get published, think again. On line publishing has moved from the fringe to the mainstream. Sat Feb [...]

Right here. I am tickled that the reviewer highlights Handsome Devil, a character of my own creation. Very flattering! I am high on pride right now… no, wait, it’s opiates. Don’t they caution you not to mix your opiates and your pride? Where’s that warning label? Hmm. Thanks to Nathan Brazil for taking the time to listen [...]