Monthly Archives: August 2009

Yesterday was the first day back at the office, and it looks like I’m going to be (appropriately) be kept busy there. For some reason my boss actually thinks it’s a good idea that I work for my salary, which is both perfectly reasonable and possibly ill-advised. Who knows… Anyhow, I’m trying to work out … Continue reading »

Well, I’ve returned home, stunned by jetlag, and basically been buffetted from pillar to post for the rest of the week. Tomorrow I head back to full-time employment and, presumably, some kind of normality. I think I’m only just beginning to adjust, but commitments are dragging me forward, so no doubt I’ll be right in … Continue reading »

I’ve just returned from Sydney, San Francisco, Montreal and Melbourne.  There’s way too much to report to fit into one post (and I’m awful at recording events), but one of the highlights was accepting the Hugo Award on behalf of Ted Chiang, whose brilliant short story “Exhalation” from Eclipse Two, was honored by the members … Continue reading »

Well, I’m almost home. It’s been eighteen days and I’m sitting in the Qantas Lounge at Sydney Airport, killing a couple hours before my flight. It’s been a difficult but rewarding trip. Very little business done, but I did get to see people in Montreal, deal with some things in Oakland for Locus, and see … Continue reading »

Well, WorldCon is over. Congratulations to all of the Hugo winners, especially Ellen Datlow. Very, very well deserved. It’s been a long and difficult week for me, mostly for personal reasons I suspect. Nonetheless, it was good too see everyone and I’m allowing that I should be able to look forward to going to San … Continue reading »