Something different for me: I've coauthored a poster/presentation ("Faking and Re-Making: The Use of Emotional Responses and Creative Resonances in Communal Multimedia Storytelling") with Dr. Naomi Jacobs and Shivhan Szabo that'll be presented tomorrow, October 15, at Fan Studies Network North America 2023! It's connected to my overall recent move toward academic pursuits (that I... Continue Reading →
Spring 2022 Class: “Writing Short Fiction”
I'm stretching my wings, folks, and taking 20+ years of experience writing, editing, and publishing -- not to mention three-odd years' worth of podcast hosting -- to the classroom. This spring I'll be teaching a practical, nuts-and-bolts approach to writing short fiction at Assabet After Dark, the largest adult continuing education program in metrowest Massachusetts.... Continue Reading →
Fragment of a Regency-era SF story
Doing primary source research sometimes leads to spectacular finds. In an 1809 volume of The Lady's Magazine, I came across... well, a science fiction story.