Magnificent Bastard

YouTube user Insensitive Bastard has prepared a short video relating the struggle fought by GamerGate to the plight of SFF authors who put story before message. (Be advised: Insensitive Bastard isn't just a name. Expect some rather earthy language speaking truth to power.)
January 28, 2015
Larry Correia on Geek Gab

Larry Correia on Geek Gab

Quick but major update: multiple best selling author Larry Correia will be joining us on Geek Gab tomorrow night at 7PM Eastern. Log in to YouTube for the live chat that will accompany the podcast.
January 25, 2015
Second Geek Gab Appearance

Second Geek Gab Appearance

I joined Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal for another episode of Geek Gab last night. Myriad pop culture topics were discussed, including Academy Award contender American Sniper, fifteen reasons why the 70s was the best decade for horror films ever, and addictive indie genre mashup game Crypt of the Necrodancer. The last time…
January 19, 2015

Empress Theology and Queen Philosophy

The commendable Tom Simon writes about the contempt which late Moderns have been conditioned to hold for theology and philosophy: Only the philosophers and theologians, nowadays, try to concern themselves with the entirety of any question, from first principles down to final answers. And we have taught the humans to regard…
January 12, 20152 Comments
We Don’t Have Enough Road

We Don’t Have Enough Road

My informal study of book covers has prompted a question: is there some rule of graphic design that claims a causal relationship between sales and images of roads stretching from the foreground to a vanishing point in the background? OK. This one's pretty much obligatory. But this just seems like…
January 6, 2015
Shameless Flogging

Shameless Flogging

What would you do if the world kept ending, and you were the only one who knew it? That's my brilliant editor's tagline for my new short story "Strange Matter", available now in SCI PHI JOURNAL #3. My pitch was China Syndrome meets Groundhog Day, but his is better. "Strange Matter" is the hardest sci-fi tale…
December 24, 20144 Comments
Servile Art vs. Liberal Art

Servile Art vs. Liberal Art

First, I want to thank Daddy Warpig, Remi, and Dorrinal from Geek Gab. They made co-hosting the show one of the most entertaining and rewarding experiences of my fledgling literary career. My hat's off to their listeners for keeping me on my toes with thought-provoking questions. On to the main…
December 22, 20142 Comments

Geek Gab

I'm scheduled to appear on the Geek Gab podcast hosted by the geektastic Daddy Warpig! In case you don't know (for shame!), Geek Gab is an internet radio show hosted by the Alpha Geek himself, Daddy Warpig. The show's format is simple. Our gracious host discusses games, movies, comics (anything…
December 16, 2014
We Don’t Need No Education

We Don’t Need No Education

I've come across a number of articles by professional authors that deal in part with how much, if any, formal education is required to write professionally. (Specifically, should aspiring authors take creative writing classes, pursue English degrees, attend writers' workshops, etc.?) The consensus seems to be: "Get educated enough to…
December 1, 2014
Sci Phi Journal

Sci Phi Journal

When this age of instantaneous global information exchange began, it seemed inevitable that every fandom should have its needs served. For years science fiction and philosophy enthusiasts like myself were the sole exception. At long last, Sci Phi Journal has brought our intellectual famine to an end! Helmed by a…
November 24, 2014