Every Friday I get an email from USAJobs informing me about new jobs at NASA. I have no hope of getting a job at NASA as the incoming congress will gut the agency. To them there is no reason to explore space now that the second coming of Jesus is near. I usually ignore these […]
Wanderings
Resources for Science Fiction: Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction. – Ray Bradbury
Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Honor System
Sunday, November 14, 2010
We’ve had a table in the driveway selling honey on the honor system. It’s been two weeks and we’ve been selling a couple of times a week this way. I worried that someone would take off with the whole basket, but so far everyone has been honest.
Killing eZines
Sunday, November 14, 2010
I submitted to a couple of eZines that I did not know much about. I haven’t heard back, but it hasn’t been that long. I thought I’d check them out to see how they are doing and there is NOTHING happening at these websites. The have not changed their site in months. One is supposed […]
Word of the Day – Inspissate
Friday, November 12, 2010
Inspissate To thicken, especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation; condense; To become viscous This is from The Curse of Doone by Sidney Horler (1928). I am reading it on the bus and enjoying it immensely. From the book: Here was the imposing balustrade gallery, which, running around the top of the large hall, connected with […]
Publishing on Kindle
Friday, November 12, 2010
I published my anthology of computer stories on Amazon Kindle this morning. It is 173 pages long and there are 16 short stories. It was remarkably easy. I formatted the stories using word and a 6×9 template that I downloaded from a website. I went to a free font site and got some snazzy science […]
Play with Kittens online
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Currently there is a 25 minute wait, but you can press buttons to wiggle cat toys for kittens. The kittens, however seem bored by the whole idea. Idaho Humane Society. It only works in IE and you have to load a plugin. In other browsers you can watch, though.
Story subbed.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I had this quasi-resolution to only submit to “Pro” magazines. I had to give up today for one of my stories. It is a story about a girl with Down’s Syndrome told from the viewpoint of the girl. It is way too soft and light for any of the pro venues that I have left […]
Personal Reject, perhaps
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Sheila at Asimov’s is not shy about issuing personal rejections. I checked Duotrope and there have been a few in the last week. The response was short and said nice things, but nothing specific, so it could be her canned personal response. I will have to Google Asimov’s “rejectomancy” later. In any case is is […]