Monthly Archives: December 2009

Ok. Just so we’re clear.  People in science fiction are always banging on about how we get no respect and are always seen as being some kind of poor second cousin to literary fiction (or so it seems to me).  And yet, Time Magazine just published their list of Best  TV, Movies, Books and Theatre … Continue reading »

Oh, kids, I move slowly sometimes. I do. Two weeks before the 2005 World Fantasy Convention – a wonderful, wonderful event held in Madison, Wisconsin, that  I look back on with great fondness – I sat down and worked up some ideas for anthology pitches.  I came up with eleven separate ideas, mostly based around … Continue reading »

I see that there are all sorts of rumours flying about travel restrictions for folk headed to the US in the wake of the latest terrorist event.   Further attempts to ensure passenger safety are understandable, though it’s hard to see how some of the measures will help things.  My own feeling is that if you … Continue reading »

I keep putting off telling you my good news because I keep getting frustrated by things that get in the way. We had a very hectic Christmas period, with madness on Christmas Eve, Christmas Dad, and Boxing Day. I’d planned that on the Mon, Tues, and Wed of this week I’d get caught up on … Continue reading »

Dear all. There will be some end of year blogging, and some good news but for the moment I’ve changed the look of the blog. I’d love to say this is because I have my eye on the ball, but in truth it’s because I need to fix a problem arising from a WordPress upgrade … Continue reading »