Hey, so here’s a cool thing: My story “Second Person, Present Tense,” which first appeared in Asimov’s Magazine, is being reprinted in Enter A Future: Fantastic Tales from Asimov’s Science Fiction, an ebook exclusive to Amazon. (Is it still called “reprinted” if it’s an ebook? Yes, yes it is.) The anthology features stories selected by […]

My friend Juan-Diego Gomez sent me this link to a very interesting toy that io9 found at  Toy Fair 2011. It’s a chub! Okay, technically it’s not one of the obese, drug-oozing alt-humans from The Devil’s Alphabet — it’s actually a “boomer” zombie from the video game Left For Dead — but it’s close enough […]

I know what you’re asking yourself: Sure, not reading Daryl’s blog posts is great, but what if you also don’t want to listen to Daryl? I’m here for you. My suggestion? Download two podcast interviews with me, then turn the volume down — way down. Perhaps you’d simply like a faint whine to accompany you […]