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Ready Player OneI devoured Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. If you are a geek worthy of the name, you're bound to find something in this novel that you will like. Set in a dystopian future, the story surrounds a group of young gamers/hackers who m…
Lots of New StuffI always have a lot of projects in the works, and now is no exception.I have a story in the Stone Skin Press anthology, The New Hero, which is coming out soon. You can check out the cover art at the link. That's my story being depi…
Geeks Make the Best FriendsA geek is, by most definitions, someone who's smart, well-educated, and really devoted to something. While most people might associate that "something" with science fiction, games, technology, and so on, y…
Back to the LaboratoryA short while ago, I started working for Wizards of the Coast again, on D&D. I am currently working with talented members of the R&D staff, exploring various options and experimenting with the game. Which is to say, doing …
A Glass of AntsA spent a week as the houseguest of the Harrisons, some really nice and generous people, in Tennesee. They put a small glass of orange juice on the front porch to draw away the yellowjackets (draw them to the glass, away from the people)…
DragonCon and AfterDragonCon was a great, weird, crazy, rewarding time. It had been many years since I'd been to DragonCon, and it was no longer the convention that I remembered at all. The crazy knob had been turned to 12 with all the costumes, pa…
Con ManSpent yesterday at PAX in Seattle, or at least, ostensibly. Mostly, I spent my Saturday in restaurants around PAX, hanging out with various friends. Really, it was kind of a drive-by con experience. Next weekend, though, I'll be at DragonCon…
Ptolus in PrintYou can once again get a print copy of Ptolus: Monte Cook’s City by the Spire. This is available at DriveThruRPG.com as a two-volume set. The content is the same as the original book, released in 2006, but it is now in two volumes. …
Living in the FutureAs I drove to GenCon, I passed through an enormous windfarm with what must have been 100s of huge windmills. I thought about the music that I was listened to, downloaded via subscription from the worldwide information netw…
GenCon 2011I was going to do one of those day by day accounts of the show, but I just don’t have the time. I’m busy recovering from being gone, and getting ready to be gone again. In a week and a half I travel again for business, and then aft…