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An acquaintance of mine was driving on the freeway. His lady friend sat in the passenger seat. She was doing something with her phone. It wa...

I took a number of runs at this post. I fell back again and again. A steep incline, this is. Slippery underfoot. Damn it, what do I want t...

Lately I've become obsessed with a question. It is, more or less, this: What is story? I know some stuff about story. My stories have ...

Return the map! It will bring you great danger. The map is not the story, but if your characters leave the house and wander around at all...

I've been waiting until today to tell you what happened two weeks ago. Before I do that, let's back up a bit. Early last year Baen...

I don't usually write about food (with "Chef's Surprise" as a notable exception) but this I had to share. Low carbing? ...

Facebook ate my blog I don't blog here as much as I used to. I blame Facebook. Why? It's easier to whip up a quick-and-dirty w...

We lost Jay Lake on June 1st. A lot of us, as it turns out. And yet we each lost our own personal Jay. Not quite the same critter as the ne...

You know how when you go out to a restaurant, the server brings you a warm dish, puts it down in front of you, and says: "Careful n...

Yes, I recently watched a woman do this. Luckily not from behind her car. Whether you walk, bike, or drive, you are at risk from those w...

I remember wrist phones. They were all the rage in science fiction a few decades back, like flying cars and moon bases. Coming soon to a wo...

There is a reason that you can't find any used bowling balls in Oregon, and I'm going to tell you what it is. Under a secluded t...

You've heard about the NorthWest Chocolate Festival , September 20-22, right? If you like chocolate, you should plan to be there. Go put...

We all know the script: you see an adorable puppy and walk up to the cute critter then find yourself making cooing sounds and doing baby-spe...

Not much here. Just some words. And yet you keep reading. Words don't come after the design is done. Words are the beginning, the c...