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  Year of the Dragon Razor

  Published January 25, 2012 - No Comments

  Happy Year of the Dragon! And it’s Kung Fuesday, to boot. So let’s see what’s up … Still in the throes of my writing project, which I have titled Project: Americano. Why? Well, it sounds good, and I’ve been working on it each day at lunch. I order an Americano ...

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  THIS is why I read comics …

  Published January 11, 2012 - No Comments

  The letters pages! Sadly, comics don’t do that anymore. But in the 60s and 70s, you got questions (and answers!) like this:   God, I miss the Silver and Bronze Age!

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  All Our Yesterdays

  Published January 1, 2012 - No Comments

  It’s been such a year! I can’t begin to express my gratitude for all the awesome things that happened this year. And then some not so good things, too. All in all, a year. And even if I HAD an atavachron, I don’t think I’d go back and change anything.

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  The Most Toys

  Published December 15, 2011 - No Comments

  I am overwhelmed! OWST continues to be on geek gift lists all over the place – Today I found out I was at Geek Sugar and the Wireless Catalog! Nice!

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  “Surely, ‘the best of times’?”

  Published October 19, 2011 - No Comments

  So, in a week where a new generation’s Spock comes out of the closet (and bravo, Mr. Quinto! Welcome aboard!) my mom sends me a totally awesome birthday card: What makes it awesome, you have to understand, is that my obsession with Star Trek was partly fueled by the fact Mom thought ...

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  In Which I Get Red-Shirted …

  Published October 14, 2011 - No Comments

  So, many eons ago (or Yesteryear, if you have access to the Guardian of Forever) I worked for the design company doing designs for Star Trek trading cards and the Original Series Collectible Card Game. In the development process, we came across images of crewmen extras who weren’t cr ...

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  “Can you tell us where the nuclear wessels are?”

  Published October 11, 2011 - No Comments

  I have to say, I love my publisher, Chronicle Books – they’ve done some really cool, creative things to support my book – check this out: I wish I could be there! I did sign a copy of the book, though – so if you are in the SF area, stop by!!!!!

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  Win a copy of Obsessed With Star Trek @ Wired.com!

  Published October 5, 2011 - No Comments

  Wow! How cool is that? Wired and Chronicle Books are offering Trekkies a chance to win a copy of the book on their site!   Answer three questions from the book and you’ll be entered in a random drawing to win. You have until October 11, so click on the picture to go there, quick ...

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  Every Day I Write The Book

  Published October 2, 2011 - No Comments

  So, in case anyone is at all interested in writing, here’s my #1 tip (paraphrased from Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl in the Legion of Super Heroes, many years ago): Perfection is an illusion. It’s never truly possible to achieve.

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  “Swift and powerful monarch of the seas!”

  Published September 29, 2011 - One Comment

  I bought my first comic on my iPad2 today. To any of my friends, it will come as no surprise which one it is …. What’s my verdict? Well … The art was gorgeous. Really great linework and detail. The story is okay … like much of the New 52 DC launch, it’s pretty ...

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