–These views are my own, not endorsed by present or past employers. Space colonization is one of my long-standing personal interests.— The Future of Spaceflight, Part I of III It’s not hard to get mad on the internet. I came…
There’s one last panel I want to elaborate on from Confluence this year (link): “Should Fantasy Acknowledge Physics?” This panel seemed to have a set of speakers who were a little too homogenous of thought. (The esteemed Tamora Pierce excepted,…
At Confluence this year, I attended a panel on “7 Things Every SF/Fantasy Novel Always Includes,” which was, as partially intended, a good overview of things a speculative fiction novel needs: a fantastical element, solid world-building, history, etc. Mostly, it…
Last weekend, I attended Confluence, “Pittsburgh’s Premier SF/F/H Literary Conference,” organized by Parsec, Inc , a collective of fantastic writers, readers, and fans in the Three Rivers area. Running since the mid-to-late 20th Century, Confluence distinguishes itself by being one of…