The Cambias Digression

Notes and thoughts on everything from what I had for breakfast to the fate of the Universe.

  • Arisia!

    Boston's big January SF convention, ARISIA, is coming up in two weeks, over the weekend of January 17-20 at the fabulous Hyatt Regency Cambridge (a.k.a. "The Ziggurat"), just next door to M.I.T. As always, I'll be there. If you want to drop by, here's my schedule. Saturday, January 18, 12:30 p.m. — Reading: Stop by…

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  • Ho Ho Ho

    It's Christmas Eve afternoon as I write, which means it's time to click on the NORAD Santa Tracker to keep tabs on St. Nick's whereabouts. If you're in the Western Hemisphere there's still time to be good. Barely. Christmas Day is also the first night of Hanukkah, so light 'em if you've got 'em —…

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  • New Baen Anthology: DEPTH CHARGE

    I just got my comp copies of the new Baen Books anthology DEPTH CHARGE, edited by Hank Davis and Jamie Ibson. It's a collection of short science fiction stories set in undersea environments. Obviously, if they're sending me copies it means I've got a story in the book — in this case, "The Ocean of…

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  • My PhilCon 2024 Schedule

    In two weeks I'll be driving down to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home of PhilCon 2024, the Philadelphia area's longest-running science fiction convention. This year it runs from November 22 through 24, and I've got events all three days. Friday, November 22, 8:00 p.m.: Let's Design a New SF Television Show! — A panel of…

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  • A Busy Day at AlbaCon

    As is my habit, I'll be attending this year's AlbaCon convention in Albany, New York, on Saturday the 14th. It's at the Marriott Courtyard hotel in Clifton Park, NY, just outside Albany. This year I told the convention organizers they could have me for a single day, so they decided to pack as much into…

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  • Big Announcement! THE MIRANDA CONSPIRACY!

    I'm pleased and proud to announce that my next Billion Worlds novel, The Miranda Conspiracy, is scheduled for release by Baen Books in February 2025! Join Daslakh, Zee, Adya, and Pelagia as they travel to Adya's home world Miranda and face a trio of threats: a political coup, a financial scheme . . . and the…

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  • At Liberty

    UPDATE: Due to my own inattention during planning, the Sunday events had to be rescheduled or eliminated. I have revised this post to reflect my new schedule. This coming weekend, June 21-23, I'll be in mountain-girt Chattanooga, Tennessee for LibertyCon, now in its 36th year.  As always, when I go to a convention I don't…

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  • Ozblogging: The Scarecrow of Oz, Part 2

    (Sorry for the delay: in retrospect I shouldn't have started this series right before a pair of back-to-back trips. Thanks for your patience.) The Ork doesn't like being stuck in any cave, even one with a couple of humans in it for company, so he insists on exploring the dark tunnel at the back of…

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  • Ozblogging: The Scarecrow of Oz, Part 1

    Well, it has been more than six years since I blogged about one of the Oz books, so it's time to head down the Yellow Brick Road again and tackle a new one. This time we're looking at The Scarecrow of Oz, the eighth of the Oz novels written by L. Frank Baum. It was…

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  • Cinematic Note

    Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire is the greatest actress in the world, and I will fight anyone who disagrees.

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