In my day job I’m a space lawyer. That might be part of why so many lawyers show up in my Ground Based Universe. I’m not sure, but it could be. I’m also hopeful that we will reach other planets, and that in my lifetime I’ll get to see a person walk on the Moon…
Salt Magic
I am a Georgette Heyer fan. Georgette Heyer wrote Regency romances, many of them romantic comedies, that I devoured as a child and still re-read as an adult. I believe it is now a whole sub-genre in the romance world. I’ve read a few other Regency romances here and there, from time to time. Other…
The Exodus Trope
If everything here sucks, maybe we could leave. I think that sums it up. That’s the Exodus trope. Oh, and, also, we will get a fresh start. Science fiction has a lot of this. I was thinking about it recently because I just finished beta-reading someone’s manuscript, and it has what I call the Exodus…
Night Vision and the Pan
When I wrote Manx Prize, which is about a race to de-orbit space debris, I relied heavily on what I’d learned from my day job as a space lawyer at the FAA. Also, because I was terrified of getting things wrong, I researched like crazy. I saved clippings from Space News with the inclinations, perigees…
Totally jealous
If you are a Dorothy Dunnett fan and live in Los Angeles, I’m jealous of you. In my daily perusal of the Federal Register’s table of contents in my other life as a lawyer, I came across the U.S. State Department’s determination of cultural significance for importation of the Medieval Book of Beasts. I’m betting…
Flaw Propagation
I was so happy the other day. I had Simple Service ready for my beta reader. I’d finished the re-read, fixed all the continuity errors that I could see, and hit Send. Ten minutes later I realized I hadn’t checked my list of fixes. I keep a list as I go, and write DONE when…
Sightings of the Hyperborean Age
I am a fan of what my brother calls “house porn.” I could spend hours going through stacks of House Beautiful and Architectural Digest–and I have. So when a list of 50 Perfect Powder Rooms showed up in my inbox , I had to peek. There are some lovely ones, of course, but #26 prompted…
FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP – Just Released!
Perpetual plaintiff Lewis Ostrow needs a ticket to Mars. His litigation profile renders him ineligible. Lewis, however, always stands ready to fight the system. A legal fantasy. A short story. A bit of science fiction. by
Borrowing Mercenary Calling
This is just to let those of you who might be interested in reading Mercenary Calling through the Kindle Unlimited program know that its days there are numbered. I will be taking it out on January 22 for about a month, maybe longer. If you think you want to read it, check it out now. …
Short Story Update
I’m getting my short story “Fractional Ownership” ready for publication. I started to call it my “most recent” short story, but it is actually the first short I wrote when I began writing short stories a few years ago. I’ve been a little reluctant to publish it, not because puppies are killed or anyone’s arm…