Miss the beginning? Click here to go to Chapter 1! 5 Vasco started walking again, Magellan beside him, nails clicking along the white crystal floor. I hustled to catch up. I felt a chill, but I didn’t think it was … Continue reading →
Miss the beginning? Click here to go to Chapter 1! 4 When I heard the otter call for help, I hesitated. When I saw the doorway of the Portland Loo open into this long marble hallway, I hesitated. But this … Continue reading →
Miss the beginning? Click here to go to Chapter 1! 3 Renewed vigor all through my system. My body felt refreshed. Recharged. Awake. Not just awake. Ready to take on the world. The blanket around my shoulders wasn’t giving me … Continue reading →
Miss the beginning? Click here to go to Chapter 1! 2 A couple of hundred yards south to the Portland Spirit’s deck. Sounded like next to nothing when I was standing up above, my hips against the rail. Here in … Continue reading →
1 Portland. They tell you it’s weird. They don’t tell you it’s wyrd. ‘Course, most people don’t know the difference. Not really. I sure didn’t. No, right up until the day I found out the truth, I was just another … Continue reading →
So, a couple of years ago I serialized two short novels for my newsletter. I had to stop that because turning out a weekly newsletter was … rough. (If you’re curious, my newsletter readers get a free short story each … Continue reading →
People love to ask writers about our research. And it’s true that some stories require me to read nonfiction books and websites, watch videos and so forth, in order to get the stories right. Tell you a secret though. Most … Continue reading →
When people read Catch 22 they tend to come away mainly thinking about the concept that gave the book its title. And that’s fair. The idea of a regulation to get things done that keeps them from getting done, that’s … Continue reading →
A lot of writers come up with playlists for their fiction. Sometimes these are the songs they listen to while writing or world-building. Sometimes they’re the songs that the main character listens to. Me, I’ve never been able to write … Continue reading →
Ah, vampires. I remember it wasn’t long after Buffy the Vampire Slayer was in its … third season or so that people declared the vampire story dead. Even apart from the obvious irony, that’s really pretty funny to think about. … Continue reading →