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The time got away from me, as you'll read about in November's update. Part if it was the last week of October was wrapped up with a work conference and my first press red carpet in over two years, so.... More under the cut.
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I figured I'd start a quarterly post that gives you an update as to what my wife Kate and I have been up to recently.

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It’s a stressful time for anyone, regardless of how healthy you are. Thankfully, I am still working during this pandemic — albeit remotely. But that means I’m missing out on a lot of the great stuff that is being offered to keep people entertained and enlightened.

It makes sense, however, that when I do engage, I’ve been resorting to something familiar for the sense of comfort it gives me. But I also still want something ‘new’. So, I’ve compromised — and am looking at new things from creators I’m familiar with. Here are five things I’ve been doing to stay culturally engaged.

Read the full article on my website.

Episode 49: Another Well Kept Secret Exposed

I first was introduced to the artwork of the artist known as Another Well Kept Secret thanks to Tumblr and Sherlock. Her artwork shows a stylized humanity with very animated features – and she has a romantic flair that shows that love is indeed at the heart of everything she does.

Her real name is Kelley and she’s from Tennessee. She’s been on my list to interview for a while, but got bumped up partially because she’s been upping her commissions to help offset the current economic downturn the virus has caused so many. We talk about her art, her being open about her asexuality, and her interest in Sherlock Holmes and Good Omens. Full disclosure: I am a Patreon of her, and have had artwork commissioned in the past. So yeah, I’m a bit of a fan.

Another Well Kept Secret self portrait — Artwork courtesy AnotherWellKeptSecret.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

an image of someone in a mask, with a graphic of a virus behind them

{Header image by Pete Linforth, used courtesy Pixabay, under a Creative Commons license.}

By now, you’ve received an email from every company you’ve ever given your email to on how they are dealing with COVID-19 (commonly known as the coronavirus). Additionally, events are being canceled left and right in order to flatten the curve and encourage social isolation to stop the spread.

But you might be wondering what you can do.

Read the full article on my website.

Episode 48: Alex De Vore is a Fibber

Alex DeVore is a culture editor for the Santa Fe Reporter. Additionally, Alex is the guitarist for the punk band Fibber: he’s played music for over 20 years, but Fibber is a relatively new creation. We talk about his writing, why he plays (and plays punk specifically), and gaming as a medium and art form.

Image by Anson Stevens-Bollen.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

I've attended the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards several times now. In fact, Episode 22 of this podcast was covering the 2017 ceremony. Attending this awards ceremony is always fun, and this year was no different. This was the 35th annual awards ceremony, and the theme was Retro Robotics.

Sci-Fi Stomp and Body Percussion Dance featuring ROV-E, a Mars Rover Robot Prototype from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and dancers from EM Cirque

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

"Hey: it's that one guy!" It's the cry of many a character actor (so much so that it's got its own page on TV Tropes), and for actor Stephen Tobolowsky, that's fine with him. Appearing in over 200 films and/or television episodes, you may know him as the insurance salesman in Groundhog Day, the substitute teacher Sandy Ryerson in Glee, or from any number of various roles.

In 2014, I had the chance to interview him. He was going to be at that year's LA Festival of Books. He's coming back to this year's LA Festival of Books, promoting his newest book, My Adventures with God, and so I thought it was a great chance to bring this interview out from storage.

See the full show notes and listen to the episode here.

On April 2, I attended the 33rd annual Writers of the Future Award ceremony. With a dragon gracing the red carpet and the stage. the ceremony had a keynote from the co-founder and president of Dragon*Con Pat Henry, and presented this year's Lifetime Achievement Award to Mike Resnick.

The 12 writers and illustrators received this year's awards, with Jake Marley winning the Golden Pen Award for his submission The 12 writers and illustrators received this year's awards, with Jake Marley winning the Golden Pen Award for his submission "Acquisition", and Michael Michera winning the Golden Brush Award for his illustration that went with C.L. Kagmi's story, "The Drake Equation".Acquisition", and Michael Michera winning the Golden Brush Award for his illustration that went with C.L. Kagmi's story, "The Drake Equation".

a giant dragon head flanked by two suits of armour

See the full show notes (including photos) and listen to the episode here.

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