At the end of 2012 I had the chance to have a fascinating talk with science fiction and fantasy author Myke Cole.

Originally for a presentation on becoming a professional writer I gave for the Stonecoast MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine, I think this interview …

It’s time once again to highlight a few items that would make great gifts.

EBOOK READERS

Ebook readers have come a long way. Initially ridiculed and misunderstood just a few years ago, now ereaders are pervasive and have even changed the way we read. Taking along a bookshelf full of books on a trip …

Salzburg. Birthplace of Mozart. City of impossibly steep AND narrow mazelike streets.

We stumbled into the oldest restaurant in Europe, open since the year 803. Charlemagne ate there.

We managed to score reservations to eat there too.

During the dinner we listened to selections of Mozart played by a …