On Saturday January 12, 2013, I was awarded an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine. (Pictured above, L-to-R: Allister Timms, Derek Hoffman, Jim Kelly, Amy Tibbetts, Kendall Giles)

There was much rejoicing.

Note: as backgrounders on writing and …

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 …

My new article is up at Breaking Muscle, “Bartitsu: The Steampunk Mixed Martial Art.”

Talks about Steampunk, martial arts, self-defense, Sherlock Holmes, Women’s Suffragist Movement, and really cool mustaches…

I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!