Res Gestae

I was so excited to get my copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, that I almost documented the entire reverent unboxing process by snapping pix—or maybe shooting a short camera video. I decided against it because a photographer wasn’t handy, and because it’s not an electronic device that I’ll need to send back with proof of damage during shipping! ... read more »

I’ve written a guest blog post at TWC’s own SympBlog: “Breaking the primacy of print.” It’s about the costs of publishing online only. ... read more »

I have written a guest blog post about the anti-immigration roundtable at the 2010 Science Fiction Research Association meeting, held in Carefree, Arizona. The planning of the conference predated the anti-immigration legislation, and rather than cancel the conference, SFRA decided to face the issue head-on by discussing it. Also released was the SFRA 2010 Statement in Response to the Arizona Immigration Bill, SB 1070. ... read more »

I’m pleased to announce that Practicing Science Fiction has been published and is available for sale from McFarland (the publisher) and Amazon.com. This edited volume is divided into four sections: Teaching, Reading, Media (that’s my section), and Women. ... read more »