Monthly Archives: August 2005

Cheryl is celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Emerald City with the publication of issue 120. There are the usual cool reviews, and a discussion of turning semi-pro. I wish her well with it, and will be curious to see what changes follow at emcit over the next year or two.

I love Tuesdays. I work from home. The house is freshly cleaned from the day before, and the family all off, happily busy. I get peace, quiet. and time. And a lot to do. Today was a day of reading, drafting contracts, passionate meetings (Jeremy & Shaun came to visit), and is only now finally … Continue reading »

Life is endlessly weird. I struggle to get the books I want, and yet receive more books than I can possibly read. I am constantly chasing stories so I can consider them for year’s bests and such, and just because I like to read short stories, and yet feel like they’re slipping past me all … Continue reading »

I’m new to the whole ipod thing. I think it’s just on two weeks since I bought it, and in the meantime I’ve put something like 5,700 tracks on it (about 17 days worth of music). Some of it’s stuff I listen to all the time, but there’s a lot of stuff that I’ve put … Continue reading »

sob! two completed, unpublished james blaylock novels. it’s been six years. will this drought never end? i have no idea whether zeuglodon, or its sequel, are any good. but it’s been so long. what to read? i doubt there’ll be a new powers novel for a year or two, and i don’t like the last … Continue reading »