LAURA MONTGOMERY

I’m worried I see in words. When I read a vivid, painterly writer like Dorothy Dunnett or J.M. Ney-Grimm I feel like I am immersed, virtual-reality-style, in a world I can see and smell. When I try to remember the color of my mother’s couch, I can’t. When I try to conjure an image of…

I had a lovely time Sunday afternoon talking to Dr. David Livingston, the host of The Space Show, about whether the Outer Space Treaty imposes constraints on the private sector for purposes of avoiding harmful contamination in outer space.  The podcast is now available here. by

I spent this past weekend in Chattanooga, Tennessee at LibertyCon 30.  From Gray Rinehart’s rendition of the science fiction convention’s theme song set to the tune of David Bowie’s Space Oddity to the panels on new planets, the programming was a delight. So were the people.  I got to see and talk to one of…

I’m looking forward to attending LibertyCon in Chattanooga, Tennessee again this year.  I went for the first time last year, and had a very good time.  My favorite panel consisted of a discussion of Georgette Heyer, where I learned that David Weber was a fan.  He was one of the panelists, and told a story…

The Passive Voice linked to an article in the Bangkok Post about bookstores.  For me it was very evocative. I spent almost seven years in Thailand as a kid. I used to spend hours in the DK bookstore in Bangkok, one of the few English language bookstores at the time. It was probably not as…

I am looking forward to the American Bar Association’s Space Law Symposium this Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the University Club in Washington, D.C.  The Symposium will be all day, and at 2:30 I will be on a panel called Mars, the Moon, and the Legal and Policy Implications of Human Space Exploration.  I will…

We’re on vacation, and I went into a bookstore in Brandon, Vermont, yesterday.  It’s called the Book and Leaf (tea leaves, that is).  It has a nice selection of books, including young adult books right at the front of the store.  It was a little upsetting that there didn’t seem to be a section devoted…

My friend and former college roommate J.M. Ney-Grimm just released her latest fantasy novel, The Tally Master.  Now that I’ve fully disclosed all biases, I will tell you it’s wonderful. It’s set in the bronze age Northlands of some of her other novels, and this one is a mystery.  It’s a strange sort of mystery. …

A free short story set in one of my favorite science fiction series, the Darkship universe, is available here:  https://accordingtohoyt.com/2017/05/02/lost-and-found-by-sarah-a-hoyt/#comment-446483  Check it out.  It’s a real treat.   by

I had a fun chat with John Batchelor and David Livingstone about the Outer Space Treaty and related issues on their show Hotel Mars.  The podcast is now available on John Batchelor’s site here, where I understand it will remain for a week or two.  Just to be clear, I’m sure that I said the…