I’ve been working this past few months on short fiction. You wouldn’t think this would be such a hard thing to do, given my rate of production in the last ten years (almost fifteen novels, scores of book reviews, a … Continue reading
Over on Dangerous Intersection, all of my interview has been posted. It’s up in three separate posts, seven parts altogether. The links to each post are here: http://dangerousintersection.org/2010/07/18/mark-tiedemann-speaks/ http://dangerousintersection.org/2010/07/19/mark-tiedemann-interview-parts-iv-and-v/ http://dangerousintersection.org/2010/07/21/mark-tiedemann-wraps-up/ Watching them now leaves me with mixed feelings. This was … Continue reading
A friend of mine, the estimable Erich Veith, came by my home a bit over a year ago and we recorded a long interview. Erich has finally gotten around to editing it and has begun posting segments on YouTube. Here’s … Continue reading
Personal gripe time. This is one of those instances where I believe The Market is a hydrocephalic moron and people who put their undying faith in get what they deserve. Shortly after the 4th of July just past, a St. … Continue reading
James P. Hogan had died. He wrote science fiction. The books I read, over 20 years ago, were generally pretty good. He has the distinction for me of having written one of my favorite debut novels, Inherit the Stars. It … Continue reading
So Mel Gibson has been exposed (once again) as an intolerant, sexist, abusive person. A recording of a phone conversation with his former girlfriend is now Out There on the internet and one can listen to Mel spill molten verbiage … Continue reading
Well, well, it seems I’ll be doing three conventions this year. I’d planned originally on one, but then I found out about MadCon 2010, in Madison, Wisconsin, which is ostensibly Harlan Ellison’s last convention. He claims. Not that I’m inclined … Continue reading
Last night we did something in this house we’ve not done in years. We broiled steaks. Oh, yes, we like our new stove. We filled the manse with the aroma of good things to eat and lo, they were good … Continue reading