Writer Tamago

As you know, I'm nominating for the Hugos this year. I keep telling you that, so you know. And because of that, I've gotten a lot of good fiction to read. I wanted to note some standout stories in the batch of good stories I've read. These stories have really made me think, or more [...]

I'm not sure what kind of fate it is that makes me sicker after 4 days of resting to get rid of this flu, but here we are. However, it is imperative that I return to work tomorrow, so I will. It will be an interesting week, I think. Don't worry, if this continues, I [...]

Bryon was talking to his mother last night. Turns out she'd had the flu for about 3 days. It was a weird flu. When you ate something, your stomach hurt, not with the usual nausea of flu, but you know, like if you'd eaten sour apples and were paying for that particular sin. There were [...]

Stepping in for a moment. My apologies to you, o faithful reader, for not supplying you with sufficiently writerly or geeky content. We're almost done with the second week of the new semester, so I have been constantly talking to students and instructors at work. It may surprise you that most of my Internet life [...]

Thanks to Paper Golem, I now have a story in a hardback book. Cucurbital 2 has been published as a hardback. That's kind of nifty. You should go buy the book, not so much for my story, but to see the interesting ways in which people combine watermelon, turtles, and sex workers into something viable. [...]

Holy squash pancakes, Batman! That was a harrowing day! I've been harrowed. When they say 100 percent snow and ice covered, they mean 100 percent snow and ice covered. *** Yesterday we had teacher in-service and today was the first day of classes. I have two pretty full classes this semester: Fundamentals of Grammar and [...]

Today has been a bit of a wrangle. I've subbed for the office front staff, since one of them is out ill today, and I've been answering the phone for me and the department. And I've been calling references, and troubleshooting in all other ways, so it's been INTENSE until this very moment. I thought [...]

Today, I have mostly links. The 50 Things Every Creative Should Know-- courtesy of Chia Evers E.C. Meyers talks at length about his feelings at each stage of his book coming out. Sincere and earnest. *** I have been reading A LOT of potential Hugo nominees. I begin to see where reading slush is a [...]

Disclaimer: No, I'm not disappointed. I was in Europe last summer. This trip I like in some ways, maybe better. *** Well, the husband and I visited a travel agent shortly before the holidays to talk about our anniversary trip. We are 25 years married in July, and we thought we would go to Disney [...]