Growing up, I was a big fan of science fiction pretty much from the moment I discovered the genre. I know, this is a surprise to exactly nobody. About my favorite subgenre of SF was, and still is to some extent, post-apocalyptic stories. Lucifer’s Hammer, Alas, Babylon, Damnation Alley, Parable of the Sower, The Postman, […]
After the End, the Beginning Read More »
How about this review for my novel Yellow Tape and Coffee? “A Unique and Captivating View of Portland” Yellow Tape and Coffee by Pat Luther is an absolute gem, offering readers a fresh and captivating take on Portland, Oregon. The city’s essence is brilliantly captured through the author’s vivid descriptions and rich storytelling. As a
On AI. What does it want? It depends who’s asking. Read More »
I wasn’t sure where to put this, but wanted to capture it in case I needed the information again. Also, to make it public for anyone else who has had problems with audio sources on Twitch. I couldn’t find an answer anywhere else, through googling such things as “Audio source doesn’t appear in list when
The Last of Us and Twitch Read More »
The second panel I went to at Norwescon last weekend was called “Smack My Protagonist.” From the program guide: Whether it’s a spirited pie fight or buckles that need swashing, violence is a tool for the writer’s toolbox. We’ll discuss how to write believable and purposeful scenes of violence, and use them to advance a
Norwescon Notes, Part 2: Smack My Protagonist Read More »
I spent last week at Norwescon, a science fiction and fantasy convention with a literary focus that’s held every year over Easter weekend in SeaTac. There were a variety of panels. I went to several of them. I took notes. These are from them. The first panel I went to was called Reluctant Heroes. The
Norwescon Notes – PArt 1: Reluctant Heroes Read More »
Today in union history…Well, OK, it wasn’t actually today, but I was reminded of it recently. Who writes the stories? The railroad put out the story of Casey Jones as a mighty hero. He was willing to work when nobody else wanted to. (Sound familiar?) The rest of the railroad workers were on strike. The
Casey Jones, Union Scab Read More »
So, I’m guessing anyone under 30 can probably skip this one, as you’ll likely know all this already. But for those of us growing up with William Gibson writing about the future, this might be news. It was to me. I’m talking of course, of Hatsune Miku, who I hadn’t known existed until today. If
#138: A map of western Torlindl spread out on the table between us. Starting in on the second draft. Should be just a few more months of editing, and then I’ll be ready to start uploading it to Kindle Vella. Stay tuned for more information about that, and how you’ll be able to read this
It’s Throwback Thursday again! I’m going to try to make this one a regular feature here. This one was originally published to my old blog on October 17th, 2016. I was working from home at the time, and occasionally flying to San Francisco to visit the office. This was one of those times. I did
That time I told the TSA to shut up and still got to work on time Read More »
I was looking at some of my old Livejournal entries. I found one from 2004 that was a comment I’d made under a friend’s entry. I may turn it into a blog post. But today, the part that struck me was that it was a discussion of George W. Bush’s plan to land a human
