by Jim Stitzel | Jan 3, 2007 | Writing
A revival? « Tastes of the Darkness Tastes of the Darkness is querying the field to see how much interest there in reviving the carnivals of short horror fiction. If you’re interested in contributing, head over there and put your hat in the...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 19, 2006 | Technology
I put an 8GB iPod Nano on my Christmas list this year. I don’t really expect to get it – it is, after all, a fairly expensive item. Initially, I had rebelled against anything iPod. I tend to reject fad movements, and iPods were one of those things that...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 16, 2006 | General
365 tomorrows :: View topic – October 9th, RELUCTANT Someone over at the 365 Tomorrows forum recently observed that a lot of sci-fi first contact stories end with humanity blowing themselves up (and often the alien beings, as well). And it’s true –...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 15, 2006 | Writing
writefantastic – Why Fantasy? And on the heels of the article “I wrote yesterday”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/12/14/the-literary-sexual-mechanic/, Mark Chadbourn has an interesting article. This one’s actually been in my queue for a...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 13, 2006 | Writing
I’ve recently started reading the 6-volume sci-fi epic by Peter F. Hamilton. The first book in the series is _The Reality Dysfunction – Part 1: Emergence_. So far I’m really enjoying it. Hamilton has created a very complex and engaging universe where...
