Fall News

Pre-Fall (Feb.) pictures of Michelle and I taken before gambling. (I didn't lose her at roulette)

It took four days to get both my electricity and my sanity back after Super Storm Sandy swept past us. And we were lucky! Other areas were hit much worse. By the way, in case you didn’t notice, I’ve given into the media narrative of calling it a super storm. Below is a picture of fallen trees on my front lawn. They all fell in directions away from our house. Whew.

I want to thank the good friends who took our family in: Clan Gocial and Tribe Wasserman.

The view from my front yard.

Here is the update on my “word scribbling” and literature in general. I'm currently working on what I hope is the final draft of my novel, Poisoned Pawn. I’m also in the process of writing the dreaded novel synopsis for it--editors (seem to) like them.

I’ve finished my latest Science for Fiction (S4F) article for Abandoned Towers Magazine, titled: Gravity. It’s Not Just a Good Idea. It’s the Law. I’ll include a link to it once it’s up and running. Until then you can read: Getting More Entangled in Time and Space. It is a quick read on the possibility of using quantum entanglement for intergalactic communications in science fiction.

In October, Michelle and I attended Bill Delamar’s book signing and discussion for his novel The Hidden Congregation. He is a member of Words-in-Progress, the writer’s group I lead. Which is a good segue for the announcement that we are always interested in new members.

I finished reading Vortex, the third book in Robert Charles Wilson Spin series. If you haven’t read the series, I recommend you give it a spin (pun intended). The first and third books are amazing. The second book, Axis, is above average but, to me, is only a bridge between the first and third book.

Speaking of books, I’m in the middle of Fizz: Nothing Is as It Seems by Zvi Schreiber. It is about Fizz, a time-traveler who meets famous scientists throughout history on her quest to discover the nature of the universe. Read the back cover because my description does not do it justice! Fizz is one of the most thoughtful books I’ve read since Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder. 

As for movies, my suggestion of the month is to see Wreck-It-Ralph. Seth loved it and so did his dad.

Finally, if you want to know what sports Seth and Gwendolyn are currently grooving to, I'm reasonably sure these photographs provide the clues you need.

That's it for this post. Keep tuned for more.

That's all folks. It's tea-party time.