Monthly Archives: October 2010
The Science Fiction Film Dream Team
Posted on October 6, 2010
If you could pick science fiction movie makers from any point in cinematic history to join forces to make a movie, who would you pick and why? This is the question for which I provide answers in this week’s FilmCritic.com column. Do you agree or disagree? And who would you pick? Leave your own comments […]
The Big Idea: Richard Kadrey
Posted on October 5, 2010 30 Comments
Trash: Junk – or a trove? Why not both? In today’s Big Idea, Richard Kadrey digs through the subject of trash and how it applies to his Sandman Slim series of novels, of which the second, Kill the Dead, has just hit the stores. The Sandman Slim books are in fact the best kind of […]
Work Work Work
Posted on October 4, 2010 87 Comments
Teaching writing today. We’re up to vowels! What are you up to?
Travel Day
Posted on October 3, 2010 23 Comments
At the airport now, waiting for the first of the flights that will eventually get me to Martha’s Vineyard and this year’s edition of Viable Paradise. If my travels fascinate you, check in with the Twitter feed; otherwise I’ll likely catch up with you later this evening or tomorrow. In the meantime, you can use […]
When the Yogurt Took Over: A Short Story
Posted on October 2, 2010 135 Comments
When the yogurt took over, we all made the same jokes – “Finally, our rulers will have culture,” “Our society has curdled,” “Our government is now the cream of the crop,” and so on. But when we weren’t laughing about the absurdity of it all, we looked into each others’ eyes with the same unasked […]
My New Problem
Posted on October 1, 2010 66 Comments
My brain is now spending precious processing cycles trying to plot out a story in which humanity is enslaved by intelligent cups of yogurt. I did this to myself. I have no one else to blame.
What I Think About Atlas Shrugged
Posted on October 1, 2010 552 Comments
In the wake of the “Objectivist Jerky” crack I made earlier in the week, I was asked by a friend of mine to share my thoughts on Atlas Shrugged with the general public. I suspect this friend then went off to make herself some popcorn in preparation for the presumed inevitable mind-losing that will occur […]
Which Reminds Me: I’m Teaching at Clarion Next Year
Posted on October 1, 2010 19 Comments
I thought I had mentioned this here already, but apparently I hadn’t: I’m going to be an instructor next year at Clarion, the intensive six-week science fiction and fantasy writing workshop, which takes place these days down in lovely San Diego. It runs June 26 – August 6, 2011; I’ll be taking the second week. […]
A Minor Programming Note
Posted on October 1, 2010 9 Comments
For the next week, more or less, posting here may be slightly more erratic than usual, on account of I will be teaching at the Viable Paradise workshop, which means I’ll be busy during the days reducing aspiring writers to quivering jellies of neurosis imparting gentle wisdom on the art and craft of writing. So […]
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