So the backpacking and first-years bonding trip was wonderful. The hiking was nothing long or exciting; however, the company was wonderful. There were hours of campfire games, long conversations, and lascivious jokes…none of which can be repeated here. So I’ll leave you with some pictures.
As always coming home from the back country had its shocks: [...]
Two days after returning to the pleasures of toilet paper and cotton bed sheets, I’m off again to the forest, this time with a gaggle of first year med students. After meeting them today, I’m excited and a bit nostalgic. Hard to believe it was a whole year ago that I was walking onto Alway [...]
Read MoreEvery few months I give myself a lecture about not over committing. Seems I’m due for another one. After just barely getting my feet back on the ground post Worldcon, I’m now packing for a backpacking excursion through the Stanislaus National Forest. First trip (training for the leaders) will be from Friday to Sunday. [...]
Read MoreAt long last, Amazon and B&N have gotten Seeds of Change in stock. To celebrate our fearless leader, John Joseph Adams, has launched the anthology’s official website: www.seedsanthology.com
JJ has really out done himself this time. The beautiful site contains a wealth of information about each author, each story, and each the underlying scientific concept. After [...]
Most wonderfully, media maestro and author Jack Kincaid has assembled a jaw-dropping book trailer for the anthology. Enjoy!
Read MoreThe last two days of Worldcon were almost completely opposites: the first filled with anticipation, excitement, frenetic activity; the second with lassitude and loss. Previously, I’ve attended cons as a fledgling writer looking to understand a new culture and to make connections. This time, I really enjoyed going as a fan—attending readings, wandering the dealers’ [...]
Read MoreThe last two days of Worldcon have been wonderful, but I’m going to hold off on a recap because I need your help. Probably.
Last post I mused about the price one pays for an interdisciplinary life. In the spirit of embracing that sacrifice, I’ve spent the last days of Worldcon brooding over the difficult and [...]
Saturday morning, toward the end of the con, I’m sitting in my hotel room drinking the stuff-that-is-almost-coffee, which one can make with the hotel room’s percolator. So far the week has been the culmination of a “literary summer” after my first “medical year”. The con is wonderful fun–I’ll describe the highlights below–but it often gives [...]
Read MoreThe bags are all packed, and as usual I have this unshakeable feeling I’m forgetting something. Looks like a wild week ahead: catching up with friends, pursing the wonderful things they’ve been writing, touring NORAD(!), gabbing until all hours of the night about possible stories. Summer camp for SFF authors.
If you’re going to be in [...]
Another blush-inducing review! And when bald white men blush, lemme tell you there’s a lot of red involved. These comments come from SF Signal. The review of the over all anthology is positive, and I’m thrilled that I was picked out for further remark. Comments relating to Endosymbiont quoted below. You can read the whole [...]
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