So the new novel is finished and in the mail. My agent has it now. From there, who knows? Anyone who has kept up with me here knows that the last five years have been, well, dismal publishing-wise. The situation … Continue reading
I just discovered that there is a day for this brilliant woman. Ada Lovelace was the daughter of Lord Byron, a scholar, and wrote what is arguably the very first computer program in an essay about Charles Babbage. Of course, … Continue reading
A couple days ago I received my royalty statement on my last novel, Remains. There are still copies available and if you go directly to the publisher’s site here you can pick one up at a discount. One of the … Continue reading
Over this past weekend I had a couple of conversations with some people about the whole prom night controversy and one of the things that got said, which I’ve heard many times before in other contexts, was that, “don’t you … Continue reading
Constance McMillen wanted to go to her high school prom. Like most students in the United States, she doubtless saw the event as the capstone of four years of effort, a gala event for students that represents a reward for … Continue reading