I’m not the only one who saw the blog posts by the inventor of the cat camera.  These folks in Seattle have had their cat wear a camera for a year now.  So I write a story, and their cat takes great pix.  I hope that the cat never finds a dead body in a swamp.  Check it out here:  http://www.photographercat.com/ Tweet This Post … Read entire article »

The only good thing about a cold is that you can spend all day on the couch, with the lights off, wrapped in a blanket, drinking hot soup and watching movies. Last week, I bundled up, brought my Kleenex to the end table, and watched a small mountain of movies. Here are the ones that I liked the most from my little binge: Flawless: A movie about a 1960 jewel heist in London. The film is non-traditional, in that it is character oriented instead of plot oriented. Michael Caine does a tremendous job opposite Demi Moore, who seems (at first) terribly miscast, but grows on you. The script has a lovely surprise toward the end, and the sets are just plain lovely. Australia: It got … Read entire article »

Sf Signal’s Mind Meld often asks interesting questions of interesting folk.  I found this particular topic to be a particularly difficult one to address.  Are there still taboos?  Some people think so.  Check it out at http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2009/03/mind-meld-taboo-topics-in-sff-literature/ Tweet This Post … Read entire article »

One of my favorite goofy sites is Icanhascheezburger. A friend sent this link.  I have a story in the book featured on the picture (and a cat who looks like the cat). http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/03/06/funny-pictures-nowheers-a-new-one/ Tweet This Post … Read entire article »

I love seeing enthusiasm about science fiction and fantasy. A while ago, I sold a story to a new group in Colombia. They reprinted “Chimera” in this beautiful book, and did a multimedia presentation to introduce the book. The book is called Agua/Cero. Now the same group is putting on a conference in Colombia and they want the word out. Rather than paraphrase, here’s what they’re doing and their itinerary: Medellín, February 10th, 2009 News Bullettin 01 “I am very delighted to see an event like this happening in Colombia, as part of the exciting renaissance in your country and in South America. I cannot think of anything that would be more valuable.” David Brin, author of Earth and The Postman Fractal ’09 is an international event of art, music, science, technology, fantasy and science … Read entire article »

As my friends can tell you, I’m a political junkie.  Many Americans are following the inaugural events this year.  I follow them every 4 years. Which means I’ve seen all of the celebratory concert.  I didn’t have high expectations for this concert.  I didn’t have low ones either.  I recorded it so that I could have it on while I shelved books in our TV room. Instead, I sat down and watched.  Jumped up and sang.  Stood near the books and cried.  Wowza.  What a great celebration of America.  If you missed it, here’s the HBO schedule for the concert.  Or you can see it on HBO’s website.  The URL is http://www.hbo.com/weareone/.   The music is great.  The historical stuff is actually cool.  Whoever organized this did a fantastic job. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »