Summer ’24, WorldCon Plans, and a Scene
You might think a summer packed with trips would lend plenty of time and inspiration for writing. You’d be wrong.
You might think a summer packed with trips would lend plenty of time and inspiration for writing. You’d be wrong.
“So, you’re old old? Like vampire old?”
The stars greeted him. The crisp desert air gave a clear view of the night, as planes blinked by a sliver of moonlight. Four planes blinked, flying in an orderly row. First four, then five, and six. One by one, more blinking lights joined until the whole sky flickered in a wave from east to west, the stars going out and coming back ten or more times before Gary shut his eyes tight, took a deep inhale, and opened again.
Nothing but night. No stars. No planes. Darkness.
All Who May Read, What follows came to my attention in a most unexpected way. In a letter addressed to me from the estate of wealthy philanthropist. It came with oddly specific instructions about the method and timing of its release to the public. Below I try with due diligence to honor that request. If…
As I stood there in the chamber thoughts rushed through my head in a mind-bender of untold proportions. You could even say my life flashed before my eyes. And then I was dead. I was still thinking, but for an instant there, it all seemed to stop. Then I was there, where I was, but…