Someone’s been selling illegal fairy technology to goblins. The Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit (LEPrecon) suspects Artemis Fowl, a 13-year old criminal mastermind, who previously cost the fairies of the Lower Elements a half-ton of gold and the embarrassment of being outwitted by a human. Goblins, fairies, LEPrecon and a teenage criminal mastermind? For readers […]
Category: Writing
Review: The James Tiptree Jr. Award Anthology 2
If one of the reasons to read science fiction and fantasy is to hack your mind (the way listening to a new piece of music rewires your neurons), and, as some argue, you — like all humans — are really only wired for one thing: Wouldn’t you want to make it a point to read […]
Review: The True Meaning of Smekday
Here’s Gratuity “Tip” Tucci and the invading alien Boov, J.Lo, traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida then Arizona in a floating hatchback called “Slushious” with a cat named “Pig.” Wait. That’s a lot of information. What’s Smekday? The True Meaning of Smekday is a 400-page tour de hilarious force aimed at middle grade readers (9 to 12). I […]
Summer Reading 2010
Here’s a list of the fictional books we’ve been reading this summer: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Carlos is Gonna Get It by Kevin Emmerson (assigned to Alejandro for 6th grade summer reading) Stargirl and Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (the former assigned to Alejandro for 6th grade summer reading) Norwegian Wood […]
What’s Your Favorite Writing Subject?
Every writer has a subject they love writing about. Something they’re passionate about and turns up in their work over and over again. For me, it’s always been two things: The first is telling a story about a scientific development pushing our limits of knowledge. I love interviewing scientists who are passionate about their work. I […]
Why I Started Writing This Site
I’ve been writing professionally for 12 years, writing fiction and screenplays on-off for 18, and keeping a journal for 22 years. I love writing and started writing this blog for three reasons: 1. I wanted to collect the writing I publish elsewhere. 2. I want to comment on developments in biotechnology and the emerging field […]