The 47th Nebula Awards were present this evening, May 19th, 2012, at a ceremony held in the Hyatt Crystal City hotel in Arlington, VA. The Toastmaster was Walter Jon Williams. Keynote speaker, E. Michael Fincke, Col. USAF (Ret) NASA Astronaut, gave an inspiring talk that thanks the science fiction and fantasy community for their imagination, […]
We had a few stops to make on our way to Balticon but we actually managed to get here at a reasonable time. We’d passed a long line of police cars along the major highway all lined up — some with their hoods up. We realized it was for the funeral procession of a state […]
Here’s my schedule for Balticon 45 starting Friday, May 26 to May 30 in Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD. Fri. 6:00 PM: Salon B, Luddites of Fandom Fri. 9:00 PM: Belmont, Fantasy Motifs in SF Literature Sat. 1:00 PM: Belmont: Favorite Shared Worlds. Sat. 4:00 PM: Salon C: How Plausible is Today’s Hard SF? […]
SFWA, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American, announced the winners of the this year’s Nebula Awards at their annual Nebula Awards Weekend held in Washington, DC. You can read the full list of nominees and winners on the SFWA website. Best Novel: Blackout/All Clear, Connie Willis (Spectra) Best Novella: “The Lady Who Plucked Red […]
As readers of this blog may or may not know, we collect bears. We also have a number of Tigers living in our house. If any of you also have stuffed furry friends in their abodes, you may know just how often having a few critters about can be handy when things go wrong or […]
Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809. He was a writer, poet, and critic. He wrote mysteries, horror, and just plain weird stories. His poetry was often sad and/or depressing but mostly unforgettable. Classics Illustrated #4: The Raven & Other Poems has a good selection of his poetry illustrated by Gahan Wilson. I first […]
Just today the last fiddlybits on the new Capclave 2010 website got finished up and the site is live. We even have a registration link so you can sign up for the convention on line. The Guests of Honor for Capclave, which will be held October 22-24th, 2010 at the Rockville Hilton (1750 Rockville Pike, […]