So there I was, one day in December of 1983, walking into the wardroom on USS Moinester (FF 1097) when I spotted a banner on the forward bulkhead that read “SEASON’S GREETINGS” in big gold letters. And I read it as “Season’s Lamentations” because, immersed in the Ballads of Britain and assorted Middle Scots works asContinue reading “Season’s Lamentations”
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November Is National Novel Writing Month.
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Which means that it’s once again time for me to point discreetly at the Editorial and Critique Services link in my blog header (and right here in this post, as well) and observe that finishing your first draft is only the start of the novel-writing process, and that…
Civic Duty, Accomplished
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Jim Macdonald and my brother and I went out at 9:30 this morning and voted. (Pencil and paper ballots, marked in curtained booths and stuffed into a big wooden box. We’re a small, small town.) The folks at the polling place said there had been a high turnout…
And So It Begins
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Our front steps and driveway, this morning:It isn’t going to stick, not this early, but I have got to get in touch with a heating guy before we get the one that does.
Where We’ll Be This Weekend
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
We’re going to be at Scintillation, a science fiction convention in Montreal. Except for being in a different country and all that, Montreal is actually more local to us than Boston, or even Manchester. (Reminder to self: Must go to Montreal more often.) Scintillation is more or less…
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