To my transgender friends: I see you; I support you; I voted today to support transgender youth in my local schools. We have a local school board election that’s quickly become an epicenter in the Bathroom Culture Wars. It’s hit the national news. My kids are in these schools. I was on the school board of the K-8 school for… Read More

I’ve been saying for a while that automation is a threat – the kind of glacial threat that encroaches relentlessly and unstoppably. Immigrants are very much not the problem – in fact, net immigration has been *out* of the US (to Mexico) for a number of years, giving lie to the fear-mongering (we know it’s not based in fact, but… Read More

Just signed a renewal on the Virtual Reality option for Debt Collector. As it happens, the first season of my gritty, sexy future-noir/cyberpunk serial (Debt Collector) is free this week (sitting pretty at about #400 free on the kindle store) – which means the audiobook is super-cheap too. I’m not a superstar author. I’m not a household name. Yet, I… Read More

The president’s assault on the poor and vulnerable in our country continues. Trump’s budget proposal is just that – a proposal. But there are two important things to know about this: 1 – This is Trump’s vision for America, and it’s not just an attack on the poor, but much like the Immigration Ban, it’s an assault on the character… Read More

The day after finishing a novel is a torturous affair. (Having written 29 novels across 2 pennames, I’m very familiar with this process – for me. It’s different for everyone.) The elation has passed, leaving only the exhaustion. You’ve given every last measure to that work, and consequently, it won’t let you go. You keep replaying scenes in your head,… Read More

Worm Burner introduced us to Secret Hitler last year… because the kids are always fine-tuned to the world more than you think (and often more than *you* are). But today, this is epic: the Secret Hitler gamemakers have sent a copy of the game to every member of Congress. In the letter addressed to senators, the three explain that Hitler… Read More