So New Mexico today posted another record number of Covid cases.  Most days we post a new record number. Our lowest numbers were in early September.  Since then, daily reported cases have risen by a factor of 45.  That’s 45 TIMES THE NUMBER WE HAD JUST TWO MONTHS AGO. The hospitals are at full capacity. […]

Two bit of good news arrived on the same day!  First, a review of Fleet Elements from Booklist. Fleet Elements. By Walter Jon Williams Dec. 2020. 512p. Harper Voyager, paper, $16.99 (9780062467041); e-book (9780062467065) This follow-up to The Accidental War (2018) fulfills the promise of the first book, which seemed to be more about opera than space, […]

Another weekend, another virtual convention.  This weekend is the World Fantasy Convention, which would be held in Salt Lake City if there weren’t a pandemic, but which will now be held online. Here’s my schedule: Norse and Germanic Fantasy: The Northern Thing Date and Time: Friday Oct 30, 6:00 p.m. Panelists: Ann Chamberlin, Jessica Day George, […]

I am at MileHiCon this weekend, at least in virtual.  The guests of honor Rebecca Roanhorse, Mur Lafferty, Cory Doctorow, and artist Alan Pollack.  It’s a full weekend with lots of programming and begins at 10am Friday, Mountain Time. Here’s my schedule: Fri, 1:00-2:00pm: Neverland – Planning Your Series You have an idea – and […]