“A time machine? How intriguing,” I hear you say. Okay, you didn’t say it, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t hear it. ANYWAY, here are my tomatoes, ready for their trip in the time machine, aka the dehydrator. Put a big pot of water on…

Let me introduce you to Context, a local speculative fiction convention held September 26-28 at the Holiday Inn in Worthington, Ohio, just outside Columbus. This inexpensive and friendly convention focuses on the appreciation and craft of science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing. Nearly sixty panels…

TAKE JOY Writing is wretchedness layered with joys. A writer–call her Emily Austin–is restless. She has books to read, a garden to work, friends to visit, perhaps a family to love, perhaps an office to run. Still, she is edgy, uncomfortable, vaguely unhappy. Her fingers…