Hey folks, good news! The Tangled Bank, an anthology of spec-fic centered around themes Darwinian, has launched. Edited by Chris Lynch, it’s an anthology that strives to fill a fairly shocking gap in science fiction — fiction about evolution. It’s amazing that, given that evolution may be the single greatest, life-changingest scientific discovery ever, there [...]

Pretty soon the Interfictions 2 Anthology (of which I am a part) will be released. To build a little momentum, the Interstitial Arts Foundation has released the introduction of the book, written by Henry Jenkins, the dude who made a list of terrific graphic novels to get you started in the genre. You can read [...]

I have two stories coming out in the near future that I’m very proud of — both with a Cuban theme. The first is a Cuban mystery story called “Los Simpáticos” that is coming out in the anthology Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery from Arte Público Press. The second is a story called “The [...]

I’ve been reading a lot of game sites lately as part of my continuing interest in them both as artistic artifacts and as educational tools. Today, on the very thoughtful site Play This Thing, I came across an interesting post: the idea that games, as they evolve, run the risk of becoming so complex that [...]

So today, as I was diligently at work on a new short story, I suddenly discovered I needed to know some small details about how taxidermy works. Off to the Interwebs I went! And, as usual, I found not only what I was looking for, but way more coolness and sadness than I bargained for. [...]

The novel that I am working on now is a modern-day demon-impregnation story that takes a lot of its research from the Malleus Maleficarum, the book that served as the ultimate inquisitor’s reference during The Inquisition. But since it’s a modern-day demon impregnation story, I’m looking for ways to base at least a few of [...]