A Conversation with Christopher Barzak
May 7, 2024
My dear friend Chris Barzak and I were lucky enough to have our first novellas published within about a month of each other: his A
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For older writings, see the archive of my blog The Mumpsimus (2003-2023)
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About That Open Access Life
April 25, 2024
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of leading a discussion with Eileen A. Fradenburg Joy, co-director of punctum books and editor of my punctum book, About That
Read Carol Emshwiller!
April 12, 2024
Today is the 103rd birthday of Carol Emshwiller (1921-2019), and it provides me with the opportunity to say something I am happy to say every
Richard Thompson at 75
April 4, 2024
Yesterday, April 3, was the singer-songwriter Richard Thompson’s 75th birthday. Thompson is renowned for two things, really: his extraordinary talent with a guitar and his ability
There Is No Ethical Use of AI
March 24, 2024
Things which now get buzzed as “AI” (“artificial intelligence”) — large language models, statistical prediction software, image generators, etc. — have infiltrated and infested various
The Fantasy of “The Gorgon” by Tanith Lee
March 8, 2024
From all the manifold images traditionally marshaled, none so dreadfully resembles the Gorgon head as the face of human death. —Caroline Anderson By any honest
Richard Bowes Remembrance at Uncanny Magazine
March 6, 2024
Uncanny magazine has now posted a collection of remembrances of the wonderful Richard Bowes written by Christopher Barzak, Sam J. Miller, Matthew Kressel, and myself.
The Hauntings of Lydia Tár
March 3, 2024
The first shot of Todd Field’s 2022 film Tár is phone held by an unknown person, filming a sleeping Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) on a plane.
New Story: “Rare Bindings”
March 1, 2024
I have a new story available online at The Dark magazine, “Rare Bindings”. This is a story I wrote this fall for a Halloween office party
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