I finally have the Spring issue back from the printer and the issue will be in the mail to members and subscribers on Saturday the 15th. As always, if you’re interesting in finding out more about the newsletter of the Libertarian Futurist Society, send me an email at editor@lfs.org.
Author: Anders Monsen (Page 67 of 82)
Via Emerald City, a report that four of Piper’s works are available free online at Project Gutenberg. Scroll down to see texts of Genesis, Graveyard of Dreams, Little Fuzzy, and Murder in the Gunroom.
To everyone who commented on the arrival of our new baby, a big thank you. He tends to sleep a lot at the moment, and we’re not sure if this is because he was a little early, or if he just has settled on this sleep habit. However, he sleeps fitfully when not held, so much time is spent with one of us holding the little guy, and then running around like crazy to accomplish things when not holding him. His big sister (three years old) takes her role very seriously, and has been a charm. I’ve already gone a little nutty and bought some Star Wars spaceship toys that he can’t even touch for another three-four years, and of course I have to collect the entire set. My wife jokes that the toys really are for me, and who knows if he’ll even care about them when he gets to age he can play with them, but my insanity will pass. It may all be part of the adrenaline and uncertainty around a new baby. All this means little time for reading or surfing, but the Prometheus newsletter was delivered to the printer last week. I was not pleased with how they handled the transaction, and not having heard from them, may be looking for a new printer soon.
Today Big Head Press announced three online comic book ventures due to launch on May 1st, including L. Neil Smith’s Roswell, Texas. Smith’s story has been in the planning and writing stage for many years, and it’s great to see one version finally coming to fruition. I hope that perhaps some day the text version will see print, not just the comic book, but also the original novel collaboration between Rex May and Smith.
Shaun Farrell interviews Vernor Vinge. Via Locus magazine.
The day before I planned on delivering Prometheus to the printer our little son decided it was time for him to arrive. So, Sunday morning at 6:12am, after three hours in labor, little Aidan Gabriel arrived into our lives. He arrived three weeks early, but healthy and in good spirits. The little boy’s mom is exhausted but could not be happier, and the dad needs a little more sleep. I’m now aiming for Wednesday to get the issue to the printer.
I can’t call running around with a three-year old resting, but after last week, that’s what today came down to. I spent the evening trying to wrap up the Spring edition of the print newsletter, Prometheus. I am one review away from completing the issue, which I expect to have done by tomorrow night. I’m quite happy with this issue, as I only have two reviews under my byline, and the rest of the issue consists of original essays and reviews. Here a glance at the contents:
Prometheus Award Finalists
Interview with David R. Friedman
Thomas M. Sipos on post-9/11 movies
Richard Mgrdechian on intellectual isolation
Reviews of fiction by David D. Friedman (Harald), Terry Goodkind (Chainfire), Ken MacLeod (Learning the World), Walter Mosley (47), Justina Robson (Silver Screen) , Mike Resnick (Starship: Mutiny), L. Neil Smith (Tom Paine Maru), Charles Stross (The Hidden Family), Michael Z. Williamson (The Weapon), F. Paul Wilson (Harbingers)
News item on Brad Linaweaver’s Mondo Cult
As always, if you’re interested in subscribing, or joining LFS, send me an email and I’ll mail you a sample issue of Prometheus, free of charge.
Forecast: Light and intermittent blogging. No time this week even to read the handful of web pages I visit daily, but this post caught my eye.
William Alan Ritch lashes out at the Wachowskis’ verion of V for Vendetta in a commentary he titles, B for Betrayal. Ritch, former editor of Prometheus, argues the Wachowskis “changed [Alan Moore’s] point. Its philosophy.” I’ll break down this commentary more when I actually see the movie, but from my re-reading of the book, Ritch appears 99% spot on in his comparrison of the book and movie.
What can I say, except this is one of quick, personal, not related to the general theme of this blog type of entries. I don’t know how long they will be there, but one of my favorite musicians, Robin Guthrie, has put a couple of his tunes on myspace.com. I’ve never gone to myspace until now, but found the link on Guthrie’s blog. Monument, the first tune, is from his forthcoming album, Continental. Lush, wonderful sounds, in the ambient, alternative format. Makes me wish there was an easy, neat way to buy directly from the artist in digital format, rather than wait for the CD or iTunes.
If you’ve seen the movie and want to write a 1000 word review for the Prometheus, let’s talk. I think it will be a while before I make it to the movies to see this one, unless I catch a midnight showing some Friday or Saturday a few weeks after the buzz has died down and the place isn’t too packed. In the meantime, I’ve caught a couple of 1/2 hour TV shows about the movie, and looks like Alan Moore is correct about it no longer being his story.
Can’t say he’s the only writer abused by Hollywood this way. A recent essay by Christopher Buckley in Time magazine’s latest edition underscores the hassles of making movies, especially for writers whose works are adapted, or even just optioned. After you’ve read this, check out www.repairmanjack.com for F. Paul Wilson’s ongoing sagas about getting a Repairman Jack movie made, and The Touch as a TV show. Not very encouraging.