Going west-ern

Since writing THE SPARROW, I’ve attended a number of science fiction conventions and enjoyed them hugely, but I’ve never been one to wear Spock ears or dress up as an Imperial Stormtrooper. This reluctance to live out fantasies in public could be a sign of...

Don’t diss Dodge City!

The Ohio Supreme Court has just ruled that Ohio cities cannot pass restrictive gun ordinances that go beyond those passed by the state government. Sometime today, someone will say, “This will turn Cleveland into Dodge City!” Actually, Dodge City had very...

First interview about writing DOC

Last September, I had a grand time with the incoming Honors students at Rutgers University. A journalist named John Connelly asked if he could do a follow-up interview about the new novel. The interview will be published in the Rutgers Review in December, 2010, but...