I am too young to have ever written a letter to H. P. Lovecraft. Even August Derleth who passed away when I was just discovering Sword & Sorcery comics. But there were great writers in the 1980s too. I was lucky enough to share two letters with Karl Edward Wagner, Read More
It usually starts with the question, “Did you get the name from the Pogues’ song?” The answer is yes. The Rainbow Man is a collection of forty-three Fantasy flash fiction pieces revolving around the titular character. But wait, let’s start at the beginning. It started around 1990. I was hitting Read More
I had an illuminating experience recently, one that allowed me to see more clearly myself as a writer. A good friend of mine sent me a copy of his new book that contains a award-winning novella and its sequel. The book is Survivor by J. F. Gonzalez. So let me Read More
Growing up in North Central Alberta you might wonder how a small town boy like myself becomes a Science Fiction fan. My dad was into hunting and fishing and my mother listened to oldtime fiddling music. Unlike most prairie boys, I had one big advantage. I grew up in St. Read More
I’ve loved the Occult Detective since I was twelve. That was 1975 and Carl Kolchak was on the television. Mine was a black& white Kenwood. Twenty inches wide and you had to change the channel with plyers. Carl was hunting down the greatest story in the world, whether it was Read More
In recent years, Josh Whedon’s Firefly and Serenity have brought the Space Western back to the public eye. Though not a commercial success, Whedon’s tales of the crew of the Serenity have sparked a new interest in the cowboys from space. The first Science Fiction pulp stories were not adventure-oriented. Read More
RAGE m a c h i n e Books was originally created because of boredom. Not that I was bored and had nothing to do, but boredom with many of the books I was reading. Where was the action? The color? The mind-blowing ideas that made my skin crawl? The Read More