Blood Concludes Path Of Fate
SCI FI Wire just published a piece I wrote about Diana Pharaoh Francis’s new novel, Path of Blood, which concludes her Path of Fate series.
It’s Slush Writer Appreciation Month!
It’s Slush Writer Appreciation Month! What shall we do to celebrate this year?
(Thanks to Patrick M. for reminding me.)
Read: Feast or Famine
F&SF 6/06: Favorite Story Poll
What was your favorite story in the June 2006 issue? Vote in the poll! Let your voice be heard!
F&SF 6/06: Favorite Story Poll
VOTING HAS CLOSED
Selection
Votes
Halluciegnia – Laird Barron
33%
Animal Magnetism – Albert E. Cowdrey
12%
Counterfactual – Gardner Dozois
14%
The Protectors of Zendor – John Morressy
4%
Why the Aliens Did What They Did to That Suburb of Madison, Wisconsin – Tim McDaniel
12%
Terms of Engagement – C.S. Friedman
4%
I wasn’t overly impressed by any of them.
20%
May 2006 Acquisitions
New this month: a so-long-novella-it’s-almost-a-novel from Matt Hughes, which is a pivotal story in the Guth Bandar sequence (and one of Hughes’s best to boot); a lit’ry new tale from Marta Randall; a delightful new fabrication about a fabricator from Bruce Sterling; a fantasy from Fred Chappell; a temporal tale from A.A. Attanasio; a business venture from M.K. Hobson; from David Gerrold, a companion piece to the story he sold us last month; a new Dazzle tale from Scott Bradfield; and… [drum roll] … a brilliant new story from TED CHIANG.
Metalhead in Training
Looks like my nephew Richard is off to a good start. Note the perfect form of the devil’s horns.
Stovokor
A large blue-faced man in the audience of my SF Themes in Rock panel mentioned that there’s a death metal band called Stovokor that sings in Klingon (and dresses up as Klingons *are actually Klingons*). Their name, Stovokor, comes from the Klingon idea of an afterlife, which seems to resemble the Viking Valhalla (i.e., your station in the afterlife is in large part determined by how great a warrior you were).
Balticon Report
So, I survived Balticon. In lieu of a real con report, which I’ll probably never get around to, go see my Flickr photoset of Balticon, where you’ll see some pics with commentary by me.
[Update] My con roommate and traveling companion, Matt Kressel, posted a detailed reminiscence of Balticon here.
Balticon, Here I Come
I’m off to Balticon. If I’m feeling industrious, perhaps I’ll post something from the hotel. I’m told there’s free wi-fi access. If not, do expect to see a lot of photos.
Stormwitch Has African Roots
SCI FI Wire just published a piece I wrote about YA author Susan Vaught’s recent win of the inaugural CBS Kindred Award, given to works that explore issues of race and ethnicity.