The Datasphere Is Coming
The Gates of Polished Horn has many science fiction stories that are preoccupied with the notion of what I call The Datasphere. This is more… The post The Datasphere Is…
The Story Behind the Story
Italo Calvino and His Invisible Cities
Italo Calvino is a writer I’ve admired for some time, particularly his book, Invisible Cities. Somewhere in the middle of my new collection, The Gates… The post Italo Calvino and…
Close to the Wind
“Close to the Wind” is the sequel to the first story I’d ever had professionally published, “Any Port in a Storm” (Parsec, 1999). They both… The post Close to the…
What Wine Pairs with Hitler?
What wine pairs with Hitler? I mean, if you do use his flesh in a spicy stir fry, I’d guess a sweeter Gewürztraminer would work.… The post What Wine Pairs…
Time Travel Insanity
Do I have time travel insanity? Am I obsessed with time travel stories? I don’t think so, but I seem to have written more tales… The post Time Travel Insanity…