The editors of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s long-running SWORD & SORCERESS anthology decided this is the last volume. Thirty-four years is a long run, and everybody feels ready to pack it in while they’re still going strong. I’m pleased to have a Pimchan story in this…

I haven’t shared a sample from SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING, my science fiction comedy of bad manners, in a while. It isn’t wise to ignore Connie for too long. Connie is the narrative character. She’s a human TerraNet holovision star, hoping to overcome her…

I don’t write many knock-down, drag-out fight scenes, but I’m not above bits of violence where it’s warranted. In this scene, Muriel is disguised as a man, and Clare, known to the warden she’s questioning, is in league with her to rescue captive mermayds. Not…