Mark Murata's Suburban Fantasy

One of the nice features of Worldcon is the opportunity for autographs and Kaffeeklatsches. It took a while to figure out where the autograp...

I had some time in Washington, D.C. during Worldcon. Instead of taking a guided tour, I decided to go off the beaten path. I discovered this...

Worldcon—a large science fiction and fantasy convention that a lot of writers go to—was held in Washington, DC This year. I had never been t...

Mike Nesmith passed away yesterday. He was the de facto leader of the pop group The Monkees. Before anyone says anything else, yes, that rea...

About half the newscasters I have heard pronounce omicron with a long o sound at the front, about half with a short o. Who is right? Depen...

I spent much of my Saturday morning trying to figure out if my current smartphone will work in 2022. As I hope you know already, 3G is going...

This is not a negative blog, so all I’ll say about the new Dune movie is that I had a hard time liking the main character—Paul Atreides/ Mu...

I know that some people didn’t like it when Amazon took over Whole Foods, but there is an advantage to it. My internet connection was slow...

I’m preparing to send out my manuscript, Temple Beyond the Sea , set in ancient Greek civilization. The standard practice is to send a manus...