The conference seasons for EMS conferences and sci-fi/fantasy cons is in full swing, so here’s where I’ll be appearing through summer 2023. If you’re near any one of these venues, stop by and visit, get your books signed, and we’ll share some stories and adult beverages! Fantasci, Durham, NCMarch 24-26 I’ll be at Fantasci in Durham, NC, March 23-26. The ...
Read More »Protected: Star of Life: Chapter 2
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Read More »Louisiana’s World Steampunk Exposition AAR
Spent the weekend closer to home this time, at the World Steampunk Exposition and Maker’s Fair in Lafayette. I hung out with the Three Moms of the Apocalypse, ate great Cajun food, read a story to a few folks, worked on writing some other stories, and signed a few books. This is the first time back for the World Steampunk ...
Read More »World Steampunk Exposition and Maker’s Fair
For you Louisiana folks, come see me in Lafayette on March 10-12 at the World Steampunk Exposition and Maker’s Fair! I’ll be hanging out, selling and signing books, and conducting a panel on Steampunk Weapons!Come join us!
Read More »Space Cowboys II: Electric Rodeo
Published by Raconteur Press, it’ll be out on Friday, March 10. Look for it on Amazon, and tell your friends!
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Read More »When Animals Attack
For you EMS types, there’s a new post on EMS1 about cocaine bear animal attacks. If there’s anything scarier than an angry mama bear with cubs, it’s an angry mama bear that’s high on cocaine. The only bright side is that rarely will you encounter a mama bear high on cocaine who is actually with her cubs. She probably left ...
Read More »ConFinement IV
“So Kelly, how was your weekend?” Glad you asked! Had the pleasure of spending the weekend at a small sci-fi con in Lebanon, TN called ConFinement, organized by Michael Z. Williamson and Jessica Schlenker. Had a great time, participated in a few panels, told a few outrageous stories, and autographed a bunch of books. The con was obviously a labor ...
Read More »Postcards From Mars
It started as a challenge from the Three Moms of the Apocalypse at MarsCon 2023: Take an assigned AI image, and write a 50-word story on it. It’s an intriguing concept, and one that will be repeated for future sci-fi/fantasy cons.I didn’t make the cut for this one, but that’s okay. That just means that my readers will get to ...
Read More »Now They’re Trying to Bubblewrap Minds
Many of you may have read of the kerfluffle over the recent edits of Roald Dahl’s books by his publisher, Puffin Books. Puffin is an imprint of Penguin/Random House. If you haven’t, I’ll boil it down for you. Puffin, in an effort to keep his books sterile and flavorless inclusive to modern readers, hired a bunch of humorless scolds and ...
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Read More »Housekeeping
Went through the old Blog Roll today, and deleted over 200 defunct blogs. Most are not blogging any more, a few I keep up with in meatspace or on social media.More than a few are dead, and for some of them… I just can’t. Deleting their link would be saying goodbye, and I’m not ready to do that. In the ...
Read More »Postcard Stories
The challenge: Write a story of 50 words based on a picture. It’s harder than you think. He didn’t ask for cartilaginous ass plates, but God made him a warrior. When a tunnel rat twerks an enemy to death with those plates, he tells himself he did it to protect the other wombats in his unit and soldiers on. He’s ...
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Read More »Kindred: A Teaser
*taps microphone*Is this thing on?For you blog readers, the origin story of SumDood is now a novel!Introducing, “Kindred: Book 1 of the SumDood Chronicles.”Should be available on Kindle within the next couple of days, and in paperback and hardcover by January 1, 2023. Until then, here’s a teaser!********** I suppose if I am to tell you my tale, first you ...
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