Tonight, my wife and I are heading out to Amanda Palmer’s Friends from TED event. Last year’s NinjaTED event was fantastic but involved a lot of queueing. This year there … Read More
Darknet by Matthew Mather
Just a quick post to highlight the fact that Matthew Mather’s new book Darknet is now available. I read an ARC of this and really enjoyed it. Here’s the description: One minute … Read More
A Farewell to Cable
This morning, a friendly Shaw Cable technician picked up our DVRs, so now we’ve officially cut the cable. Or rather we’ve cut one of the dozens of cables that connect us to reality. … Read More
“Oh my feet don’t touch the floor”
Florence + The Machine have a new album coming out – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. I’m a big fan of their music so I pre-ordered the album on iTunes … Read More
Six Things I Learned About the Apocalypse
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a series of interviews with the authors of the first five Apocalypse Weird books. As part of those interviews, I asked each author … Read More
“I know a place where a body can hide”
I first got hooked on Murder by Death (the band) when they traded cover songs with Amanda Palmer. She recorded Three Men Hanging and they recorded Another Year and the tracks were released as a 7″ … Read More
1 Thing I Learned Last Week
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP — Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) February 23, 2015 [“1 Thing I Learned … Read More
Apocalypse Weird Q&A: Jennifer Ellis
This week, I’ve been posting Q&As with the authors of the first five Apocalypse Weird books. So far, I’ve spoken to Michael Bunker, Nick Cole, Chris Pourteau and E. E. Giorgi. Today, we have … Read More
Apocalypse Weird Q&A: E. E. Giorgi
Next up in my series of Q&As with the first wave of Apocalypse Weird authors is E. E. Giorgi, author of Immunity. Hi Elena, welcome to the site. Tell us a little … Read More
“We are the ones they left behind”
Continuing the post-apocalyptic theme for the traditional Wednesday music post… Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“We are the ones they left behind” by Philip … Read More