Season of the Cats Ebook Is Now Out

My 2015 fantasy novel Season of the Cats, published by Wildside Press and set in the pre-pandemic times of the 21st century, is now out as an ebook. It's available exclusively from Amazon through Kindle Select for two months and will be out in other formats after that. Hardcover and trade paperback editions can still be purchased from Wildside Press.  Here's what I wrote about this novel a while back for John Scalzi's "The Big Idea."

"All Rights"

"All Rights," a short story of mine originally published in 1994, is now available as an ebook from Wildside/Black Cat, here. 

An Inauguration

My not particularly original observation: I was so happy to see the sun shining on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris today. For the first time in a while there's hope here in the U.S. Given my lack of technological skills, I won't post any links here but hope the few of you finding this post have viewed this inspiring day one way or another. A lot of hard work still lies ahead for us Americans.

Farewell, 2020

By now it's a cliché to mention how awful this year has been. so I'll simply express my hopes that the new year will be an improvement. I'm setting a low bar here as almost anything short of a meteor hitting the Earth would be an improvement. Happy New Year and watch these robots, courtesy of Boston Dynamics, welcome 2021. As far as I'm concerned, the robots and AIs can't take over too soon.

An Adventure of Sorts

What counts as an adventure these days: The other day I walked to the supermarket to get a flu shot at their pharmacy. Understand that the supermarket is only three blocks from my home and that I haven't been inside the place since March, as deliveries from local businesses have kept us supplied. An employee was at the door with wipes, hand sanitizer and masks, there was hardly anybody inside the store, and all shoppers and employees were masked and meticulous about keeping their distance, as was I. Got my shot of vaccine and was able to print out my permission form at home before heading over so didn't have to fill it out there. The checkout stations all had plastic shields between cashiers and customers and there was no physical contact at all among us. This is reassuring but didn't prevent my experiencing ripples of anxiety. Clearly it's going to take time to get used to this. In the meantime, hope all of you are wearing your masks when you're out and about.