Earth: There's no place like home
As a science fiction writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about what life on other worlds might be like. For Earth Day, let’s celebrate...
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Sneak preview: Project Hannibal
Stuck at home for the last ten months, I've immersed myself in thinking about the future. The result: a new science fiction book, Project...
Danger to Earth: Climate change threatens the permafrost
2020 was a terrible year. We’re all hoping 2021 will reign in the coronavirus, stem the death and destruction the disease has caused,...
One year means so much...
One year ago, I published my first book! The last year has let me publish the full Sparrowhawk series, three books I'd been working on...
Drilling for oil in a pristine refuge
Earth is running a fever. From 100°F in Siberia to 130°F in Death Valley, summer temps in 2020 are setting grim records and fires so...
Bringing back the mammoths!
During the Covid-19 pandemic, I've been working on a great new science fiction book: Project Hannibal. The story is inspired by the...
"Shameful!"
If ever there was an impeachable offense, this is it: the US President mobilizing federal forces to attack and tear-gas peaceful citizens...
Re-purpose the shopping malls
Lots of office-oriented businesses, including government, are finding they don't have enough floor space to bring their employees back to...
Watching my story come true
I wrote my pandemic novel Eclipsed in 2017, two years before Covid-19. While I was writing, I tried to imagine what the US would be like...
Science fiction to the rescue
As a science fiction writer, I spend a lot of time considering what the future may look like. For my book Eclipsed, which takes place in...
Indie Fantasy and Sci Fi books
Some friends put together a list of fantasy and sci fi books by indie authors we know. Need something new and different to read? Download...
A terrifying epidemic, racing to find a cure...
... and I'm racing to get out my newest book, Eclipsed. Scheduled for release in March! The Eclipse epidemic has caused millions of...
The new Sparrowhawk book is coming!
The cover artists have provided a great cover my new book, Fugitive. I'm going through the last stages of editing for Patch and Kojo's...
The warmest decade on record
2018 global temperature data: higher than average (1951–1980) temperatures are shown in red, lower than normal temperatures are in blue....
Another nail in our coffins
In another betrayal of our future, the Trump administration proposes to instruct US federal agencies to no longer consider climate change...
Science abuse and neglect
Something wonderful—and frightening—happened at the US Environmental Protection Agency this week: The EPA’s panel of science advisers...
"Another world is possible"
As a science fiction writer, I spend a lot of time with my head in the stars, imagining other worlds. Right now, I'm having a hard time...
OK, Boomer: We've let our children down, but we can act now
My generation had great hopes and great intentions. As hippies, we yearned to celebrate and protect Mother Earth. We failed, utterly. And...
What's next for the Sparrowhawk crew?
Ghost Ship! The sequel to Bloodstone is finished and going for final edits. This is the fun part: working on the cover and putting the...
More important than your grade point average.
Three billion birds have been lost from North America in the last 50 years. It's a shameful legacy to leave our children and...