Toolbox Scores Again

January 25, 2024

Here I begin a survey of works published by Taos Toolbox veterans in 2023. First up is Refractions by M.V. Melcer, a far-future novel that features intrigue, action, and an all-consuming mystery at its heart. Nathalie has joined a rescue mission to the once-thriving settlement at Bethesda, which has lost communication with Earth. Her years-long […]

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We Have Lost the National Treasure

January 16, 2024

Here’s Howard Waldrop— that’s MISTER National Treasure to you!— in 2006, reading someone’s submission to the Rio Hondo workshop, then held in Taos Ski Valley. Howard died yesterday of an apparent stroke. He was 77. I met him in the early Eighties, when I was writing the first Privateer & Gentlemen books. They hadn’t been […]

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Crescent

January 12, 2024

Tonight’s crescent moon at sunset.

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Arroz is Arroz is Arroz

January 7, 2024

Kathy’s away for a yoga weekend, and left me here in the cold. To keep off the chill I wanted a hot mess to eat, so here’s paella! Ham, fresh-caught Gulf shrimp, chorizo, Patagonian scallops, chicken, and bomba rice. invited Terry and Jim to share it, and they brought a fine Spanish red, so all […]

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Darn That Spam

January 6, 2024

Due to a massive spam attack I have disabled comments for the present. Sorry about that.

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Toolbox for 2024

January 5, 2024

This announcement has been delayed due to my heavy schedule with Mr. Zappy, but I’m pleased to finally be able to announce that Taos Toolbox for 2024 is open for submissions. Taos Toolbox is a two-week master class in writing science fiction and fantasy, and is helmed by award-winning author Nancy Kress as well as […]

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Refuge

December 31, 2023

We spent a pleasant hour this PM at the Bernardo wildlife refuge, and saw thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese, Canada geese, and other miscellaneous wild fowl. Plus a spectacular sunset.

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The night before the night before

December 25, 2023

The night before the night before Christmas, it snowed on Santa Fe plaza. And here’s the picture to prove it. As a holiday present to ourselves, we decided on a trip to Santa Fe to catch a baroque concert, dine out with a friend, then spend the night at a classic old hotel. The weather […]

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Adios Mr. Zappy

December 21, 2023

I have bade farewell to Mr. Zappy with the following tender message: “I hope I never see you again.” I even got a certificate (suitable for framing) stating that I have “completed a course in radiation therapy.” I wonder if it will affect my GPA? Anyway: treatment done. Cancer dead. On to the next problem […]

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Two Left

December 19, 2023

Two sessions with Mr. Zappy left. Doc says I’ll continue with the exhaustion and other side effects for a couple weeks, then will return to what Mr. Harding called “normalcy” fairly steadily. Yesterday I hit the wall again, spending much of the day in bed. Today I’m feeling more chipper and am feeding myself a […]

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