Again? Really!?
You may remember the controversy last summer over the SFWA bulletin, which encompassed, among other things, people being offended by some things said by Mike Resnick and Barry Malzberg, some other...
View ArticleA Brief Report on ConDFW XIII
ConDFW XIII was held over the weekend of February 21-23, 2014. The author GoH was Kevin J. Anderson, and the artist GoH was Alain Viesca. Yes, I realize I’m a little late in getting this post up....
View ArticleRIP, Harlan Ellison (1934-2018)
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Harlan Ellison has died. Initial reports are that Ellison died unexpectedly in his sleep. Ellison was a much loved and much loathed figure in the science...
View ArticleOf Editorial Greatness
Earlier today I was reading a post on a site I don’t normally read these days (I was lured by the temptation of a free ebook). The post made the argument that John Campbell was the greatest editor the...
View ArticleCornell Woolrich and “Tired Old Man”
Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich was born on this date (December 3) in 1903. He passed away in 1968. He wrote most of his novels and stories under the name Cornell Woolrich, but a few, such as my...
View ArticleHammett and Harlan
Today,, May 27, marks the births of two of my favorite writers, Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) and Harlan Ellison (1934-2018). We’ll take a quick look at one of their stories each. Hammett didn’t write...
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