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Living History : Four Captives in the 1700s
[Update: This project was discontinued] During King George’s War (1744-1748), a remarkable literary coincidence happened. Four British captives held together in French Canada kept journals of their...
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The man who invented Palatino
When I took over as editor-in-chief of the West Virginia State student newspaper, The Yellow Jacket, I made two key changes to the format, intended to give the paper a sleeker look. First, I replaced...
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HBO is planning a miniseries about the guy who inspired Marshal Voight
If there’s such a sound as a man squee (maybe a roh-yeah?) I just made it. Actually, it did kinda sound like “roh-yeah!” Like the Kool-Aid man pumping out an extra rep at the gym. Finally someone is...
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A Vow of Unhelpfulness
The other day, I was discussing the concept of synchronicity with my co-workers. As first described by Carl Jung, a synchronicity is a coincidence that has no causal relationship but nevertheless seems...
View ArticleTwo Johns Science Fiction Podcast (ep9) – Hotel Artemis
The loot crate for this dual podcast includes the first two novellas of Martha Wells’ amazing Murderbot series. In episode 9 John and I review the film Hotel Artemis with Jodie Foster, Sterling Brown,...
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Third chapter (of eight) from the neuropunk thriller “Nodular” is now available
In 2026, the internet collapsed and World War III began. The Starving War. Seven billion died. New regional governments rose up as the old countries fell apart. Civilization began piecing itself back...
View ArticleMy Non-Fiction To-Read Pile
Even if you’re a fiction fan, it can be fun to throw some non-fiction into your reading pile. And, it can enhance your enjoyment of fiction!
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Fifth chapter of Goodly Creatures available at Patreon
I am serializing a couple of novel projects at Patreon: Xenes, a science fiction adventure novel, and Goodly Creatures, a gunpowder, age of sail fantasy about colonial ambition, with a large cast of...
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Fifth chapter of Xenes available at Patreon for patrons
I am serializing several novel projects at Patreon, starting with a few free chapters to let readers and potential patrons know what I’m about. My latest offering, patrons only, is from Xenes, a...
View ArticleThe second episode of the Two Johns science fiction podcast is up on YouTube!
John Austin, editor of Fresh Pulp magazine, and I sit down to discuss Infinity Chamber, The Cloverfield Paradox, and Altered Carbon. We also review the cyber-noir murder mystery novel Punishment by...
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HBO is planning a miniseries about the guy who inspired Marshal Voight
If there’s such a sound as a man squee (maybe a roh-yeah?) I just made it. Actually, it did kinda sound like “roh-yeah!” Like the Kool-Aid man pumping out an extra rep at the gym. Finally someone is...
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My Top Ten list of writers
Everybody has their Top Ten lists. Sure, lists are a viral sensation in the Age of the Internet, but let’s not forget that Casey Kasem was counting down our Top 40 favorite songs for years in the Age...
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Reader question : What’s up with the torture in High & Hard?
All the talk about the CIA torture report reminded me of that story you had here about the spy torturing the woman in the tree. I didn’t see that scene any more, but I saw you were answering questions...
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Second chapter of Xenes available for patrons at Patreon
I am serializing several novel projects at Patreon, starting with a few free chapters to let readers and potential patrons know what I’m about. My latest offering, patrons only, is from Xenes, a...
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The Monk’s introductory “All the Seas and Rivers” chapter available at Patreon
After years of developing several novels, I have finally launched my Patreon page! My plan is to offer patrons and potential patrons at least one chapter of fiction each week in exchange for their...
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First free chapter of Xenes now available at Patreon
I am serializing several novel projects at Patreon, starting with a few free chapters to let readers and potential patrons know what I’m about. My second free offering is from Xenes, a science fiction...
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First chapter of All the Seas and Rivers available for free on Patreon
I am serializing several novel projects at Patreon, starting with a few free chapters to let readers and potential patrons know what I’m about. My first free offering is from the genre-mashing mystery,...
View ArticleThe inaugural Two Johns scifi podcast is up on YouTube!
John Austin, editor of Fresh Pulp magazine, and I sit down to discuss The Last Jedi, C. J. Cherryh’s latest novel Emergence, the films The Infinity Chamber and Annihilation, and the core concepts of...
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First (free) taste of fiction available at Patreon
After years of developing several novels over the past few years, I am finally ready to launch my Patreon page! My plan is to offer patrons and potential patrons at least one chapter of fiction each...
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