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Sunset, 10/17/23 + Annoying Facebook News
Posted on October 17, 2023 17 Comments
First: Look! A sunset! Isn’t that pretty? Let’s all bask in its orange cloudiliciousness for a moment. Second: Some dude snuck his way into my Facebook account and it was shut down after it became clear it was breached. I’m in the process of recovering the account, but honestly who knows how long that will […]
A Deer Tried To Murder Me Today (Spoiler: I’m Fine)
Posted on October 16, 2023 42 Comments
The attempt was made roughly an hour ago, as the deer stood in my lane at a bend in the road, giving me almost no time to register that it was there, much less do anything about it. Even so, I managed to both swerve away from the thing and still stay on the road, […]
And Now, One Of My Favorite Photos From My NYC Trip
Posted on October 15, 2023 12 Comments
It’s looking thorough the Red Cube by Isamu Noguchi, which is located at 140 Broadway, in downtown Manhattan. There’s a lot going on here, and I’m happy I got it into a picture. New York City was fabulous as ever, but now I’m home and happy to be here. I may sleep all day tomorrow. […]
The Terrifying Visage of the Pac-Man Lights Up the Skyline
Posted on October 14, 2023 17 Comments
I saw my first live drone display and of course it was an advertisement. In this case, for a new Pac-Man game. The advertisement was effective, since everyone at the restaurant I was at had their phones out and were taking pictures of it (including, obviously, me). But it was still existentially disappointing to me. […]
Hello From New York Comic Con
Posted on October 13, 2023 10 Comments
As you can see, it’s a totally normal place with totally normal stuff around. Today for me was a panel and a signing, both of which went well. I’m taking a break in my hotel room before I go off to do crimes, by which I mean probably get something to eat. CRIMINALLY. It’s a […]
View From a Hotel Window, 10/12/23: NYC
Posted on October 12, 2023 7 Comments
It’s a lovely day here in the Big Apple, and I took a long walk in it, from Midtown to Downtown, just because it was Autumn in New York. I recommend it for anyone. New York Comic Con has started and I’ll be at it tomorrow and Saturday, with panels and signings. Please check with […]
Ohio: You Can Vote Now
Posted on October 11, 2023 29 Comments
Early voting has begun in Ohio, so if you’re registered to vote in this November’s election, and you already know how you’re going to vote, why wait? I voted today (and was the 63rd person in my whole county to do so) because I still have quite a lot of travel to do between now […]
And Now, a Brief Dandelion Break
Posted on October 11, 2023 5 Comments
Whew! I am at home for one whole day before I set off to New York City to participate in New York Comic Con. It’s not a lot of time, but it’s enough time to see family, pet the cats and get a moment to decompress before heading out and doing it all again. Even […]
View From a Hotel Window 10/9/23: Wichita (Finally)
Posted on October 9, 2023 10 Comments
Those of you following my travel here will remember I was meant to be in Wichita roughly three weeks ago as part of my book tour, only to be thwarted by the fact that United Airlines couldn’t manage to keep its planes in good enough condition to fly, so I had to cancel and reschedule. […]
Saturday Music: “True Blue”
Posted on October 7, 2023 7 Comments
Now that I get to be at home for a whole weekend, I am back on my bullshit and covering another song, this one by boygenius, the “supergroup” of three notable solo artists (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus), whose album The Record is probably my favorite of this entire year, with “True Blue” […]
Saturday Gourds and Mums
Posted on October 7, 2023 11 Comments
‘Tis the season! These were arranged by Krissy in our front yard. It’s a nice little autumnal moment. Slow moving day today. I’m seriously considering napping through most of it. — JS
Where Will John Scalzi Be in October?
Posted on October 5, 2023 8 Comments
Lots of places! Here’s a quick run down, so you might have a chance to catch me in one place or another: Tomorrow (10/6): Bexley, Ohio: I’m in conversation with VE Schwab about her NYT Bestselling new book The Fragile Threads of Power. 7 PM! Here’s the link for tickets. Monday (10/9): Wichita, Kansas: United […]
Starter Villain a New York Times Bestseller (Again)
Posted on October 4, 2023 16 Comments
This time on the Audio Fiction list. This one is a monthly list, which means Starter Villain got onto the chart despite having only eleven days to do it. I think that’s pretty damn cool, actually. So now the book is a New York Times best seller on three separate charts, which is a new […]
The Unlamented Former Speaker
Posted on October 4, 2023 76 Comments
It’s not exactly a surprise that Kevin McCarthy is no longer Speaker of the House, probably most of all to McCarthy himself. As a condition of his ascendance into that position, which took fifteen rounds of rather embarrassing haggling, he had to agree that a motion to vacate the position (i.e., his ability to get […]
Ági Szabados Does Not Need To Apologize To Me
Posted on October 2, 2023 40 Comments
So, at the opening ceremonies of the Budapest International Book Festival this year, a couple of people gave prefatory remarks before I received the Budapest Grand Prize and participated in my own relatively brief question and answer period. One of them was actor Ervin Nagy; the other was Ági Szabados, who is a newscaster and […]
On Blurb Hiatus Through the Rest of 2023
Posted on October 2, 2023 13 Comments
This is one of those little housekeeping notes I post to point people at later: I am not accepting any additional requests for novel blurbs (or blurbs for other projects) through the end of 2023. I have a backlog of books I have been asked to blurb, and between now and the end of 2023 […]
Back Home! For Now!
Posted on October 2, 2023 12 Comments
After two weeks on the road, I have returned home and slept in my own bed and petted my own pets, and this makes me very happy. I am not done traveling — this month I have Bexley (a Columbus suburb), Wichita, New York, Detroit, Nashville and Madison to go to — but each of […]
Heading Home
Posted on October 1, 2023 20 Comments
I’m on my way home to the US, but it was a near thing; my flight out of Budapest left late and I had to run across most of Munich’s airport to catch my connection and barely made it before they closed the doors. If I had to run a minute longer than I did […]
Hello From Budapest 9/29/23 + Hugo Voting Reminder
Posted on September 29, 2023 16 Comments
First and most importantly, I found the statue of Peter Falk here in Budapest. Note the height similarities. Second, I spent the day being interviewed a whole bunch, for various Hungarian news outlets. It was a lot of fun and also very tiring after a good half dozen long interviews. Fortunately I also had a […]
Hello From Budapest, 9/28/23
Posted on September 28, 2023 20 Comments
The photo is from the opening ceremonies of the Budapest International Book Festival, just before I went up on stage and was given the Budapest Grand Prize by the mayor of Budapest, who is very tall and not a little bit handsome, and who referenced my shoes in a later presentation (they’re my Bosch Doc […]
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