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WEBSITE UPDATE: ECLIPSE REDUX

Posted on September 4, 2017 by cwblog

WEBSITE UPDATE: ECLIPSE REDUX “When suddenly, and without warning, there was this total eclipse of the sun…” Little Shop of Horrors Witnessing a total eclipse is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, and that’s definitely what I thought it would … Continue reading →

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WEBSITE UPDATE–CHARLOTTESVILLE–8-17-17

Posted on August 20, 2017 by cwblog

WEBSITE UPDATE–CHARLOTTESVILLE–8-17-17 ON TRUMP’S PRESS CONFERENCE “I decline to be impartial between the fire brigade and the fire.” Winston Churchill “You had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other that was … Continue reading →

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REMAKE COMES TRUE–AGAIN!

Posted on August 20, 2017 by cwblog

Website update 8-9-17 There’s nothing SF writers hate worse than being proved right. That’s because our predictions that come true hardly ever turn out to be the positive ones. I should say right off the bat that SF writers aren’t … Continue reading →

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WEBSITE UPDATE–7-4-17–MY FAVORITE AMERICANS

Posted on July 8, 2017 by cwblog

WEBSITE UPDATE–7-4-17–MY FAVORITE AMERICANS A FOURTH OF JULY ODE TO REFUGEES “The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest toss’d to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Inscription on the Statue of Liberty … Continue reading →

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WATERGATE II

Posted on June 2, 2017 by cwblog

WEBSITE UPDATE WATERGATE II For almost three months after Trump’s election I had no idea what might happen next–a terrible feeling for a science-fiction writer to have, let alone a citizen. But it all seemed so unprecedented and so bizarre. … Continue reading →

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BOOKS I LOVE, PART 2: OXFORD BRANCH

Posted on May 16, 2017 by cwblog

BOOKS I LOVE, PART 2: OXFORD BRANCH When I visited England the first time, the place I most wanted to go was Oxford, the home of some of my favorite writers.  I wanted to see the Bridge of Sighs where … Continue reading →

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Website Update 4/4/17 – WonderCon

Posted on April 16, 2017 by cwblog

4-4-17–WEBSITE UPDATE–WONDERCON Just a quick post to tell everybody I’m back from Wondercon in Anaheim and to say thanks to all of you who made it a great con for me, especially to all those people who came to my … Continue reading →

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Don’t Kill the NEH

Posted on April 16, 2017 by cwblog

DON’T KILL THE NEH With the newly-released Trump budget slaughtering everything from the PEA and Appalachian job retraining programs to ebola vaccines, climate change research, Big Bird, school lunches, and Meals on Wheels, the killing off of the National Endowment … Continue reading →

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BOOKS I LOVE: PART I – BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS

Posted on February 25, 2017 by cwblog

BOOKS I LOVE: PART I BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS Recently a reader wrote to ask what some of the books I liked were, saying, “I would love to read authors/stories that she enjoys.” I totally get that. Many of my favorite … Continue reading →

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WEBSITE UPDATE 2/12/2017 – ED BRYANT’S DEATH

Posted on February 14, 2017 by cwblog

WEBSITE UPDATE 2/12/2017 ED BRYANT’S DEATH I got really sad news on Friday–Edward Bryant, my dear friend and fellow SF writer, had died. I say “sad” rather than “terrible” because he had been ill for a very long time, struggling … Continue reading →

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