Sitting in the back yard, watching the sunset, and listening Australia see if they can snatch an unexpected victory in Brisbane.\u00c2\u00a0 Summer is ending here in Perth.\u00c2\u00a0 This is the first moment where that has seemed to be true. There is moisture in the air, a softness to the light that you don’t get when summer has the countryside in its grip.\u00c2\u00a0 There’ll be hot days still – a few close to the old century are forecast next week – but before long, maybe a month from now, we’ll be done and the days will be cool, clear-skyed and perfect before we move into what passes for winter here.\u00c2\u00a0 Two seasons really aren’t enough.<\/p>\n
Work? I need to edit some columns, finish a new proposal, work through a couple hundred submissions, and do the interstitial material for Godlike Machines<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s in an interesting position.\u00c2\u00a0 A writer dropped out late in the day.\u00c2\u00a0 Another has risen to the challenge, and hopefully will get a story in only a couple weeks passed the original deadline.\u00c2\u00a0 I want to have most of the stories, though, before I write the introduction. Why? I’ve had a lot of talk about whether a book is what it’s advertised to be. The writers in Godlike Machines<\/strong>, a selection of novellas, have played with the theme quite a bit, which is great. I want to make sure, though, that it’s truth in advertising. Interesting job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sitting in the back yard, watching the sunset, and listening Australia see if they can snatch an unexpected victory in Brisbane.\u00c2\u00a0 Summer is ending here in Perth.\u00c2\u00a0 This is the first moment where that has seemed to be true. There is moisture in the air, a softness to the light that you don’t get when … Continue reading <\/span>