What's New
- Hurricane Moon is in bookstores now, and also available at Amazon.com
- Horrors!
The anthology Horrors Beyond II includes my short story "The Mortification of the Flesh."
- Hurricane Moon
My novel Hurricane Moon will be published by Pyr in 2007 with wonderful cover art by Brian W. Dow.
- Witherspin
My novelette Witherspin appeared in the July/August 2006 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine. This tale happens in the far future science fiction novel of the same title. After a LONG period of revisioning, I've completed the novel, and I thank Eileen, Kris, Mary, Matt, Kathi, Bethe, John, Melissa, Lee, Valerie, and Joshua, for your critique and encouragement!
- Latest Article
The April 2006 issue of Analog included my Fact article "The Shape of Wings to Come." It was wonderful fun researching and writing this one about the future of soaring flight.
- California Dreams
My article about the 2005 Soaring Society of America Convention appeared in the April issue of Soaring magazine. See an exerpt California Dreams: The 2005 SSA Convention
- Genesis Picking up the Pieces
I had a short article in the Soundings column of the December 2004 / January 2005 issue of Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine. "Picking up the Pieces" tells how NASA's Genesis solar wind sample return mission was saved by the Johnson Space Center curatorial team after Genesis crashed in the Utah desert.
- Engines of our Ingenuity
"Houston's Engine of Ingenuity" appeared in the Spring 2004 issue of the University of Houston's Collegium Magazine. I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing the remarkable Dr. John Lienhard, creator and voice of The Engines of our Ingenuity, the Public Radio show about technology. Engines originates at KUHF on the UH campus.
- Ounce of Prevention
My article "Ounce of Prevention" appeared in the May 2004 issue of Soaring Magazine. This article concerns the surprisingly exciting topic of glider preventive maintenance.
- Ethical Dilemma: Can Ethics Be Taught?
I interviewed the Dean of the UH Law School and faculty in Business and Philosophy for the Spring 2003 issue of the University of Houston's Collegium Magazine.
- SFWA Statement of Support for Space Exploration February 2003