So, the current issue of Asimov’s SF includes my novella, about which the magazine’s website says very kind things: Our September/October 2019 issue features Gord Sellar’s blockbuster novella about high-tech farming in the Canadian North. “Winter Wheat” is a tour de force that begins in the dead of winter and takes us through a twelve-year cycle in Saskatchewan. You won’t want to miss this amazing story. Very flattering. (You’d hardly guess I was a city kid who’s never lived on a farm.) Oh, and yes, it’s a novella. It spans 13 years, jumping 13 months ahead in each section. It’s …
Month: August 2019
루머와 잘못된 정보에 대한 성명 (A Statement Concerning Rumors and Misinformation)
For those who only read English—and just in case there is any misunderstanding with the Korean text below—the full English text is included below, to avoid misunderstanding and clarify my intent in this post. It is a bit late, with WorldCon starting tomorrow, but better late than never. Anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to contact me. I speak only for myself, by the way. 루머와 잘못된 정보에 대한 성명 한국 SF 내에 돌고 있는 많은 혼란스러운 루머와 잘못된 정보들에 대해 알게 되었습니다. 지금 여기서 모두 다 언급할 수는 없지만, 저와 직접적으로 관련된 한 가지 루머에 대해서 먼저 짚고넘어가야 …
Reading the Numenera (Core Rulebook) by Monte Cook
I know I’m pretty late to the party, but I’m trying to take notes as I read different RPG books, in part to sort of collect my thoughts about them. Numenera‘s already got a new (backwards-compatible) edition, so I’m really behind the curve, but I’m behind the curve on everything these days, and if I let that stop me, I’d never post anything here. So, here are my thoughts on the Numenera core rulebook, loaned to me long ago by my amazingly patient friend Justin Howe.
Blades in the Dark, Round 2: The Rescue of Belle Brogan
We had our second session of Blades in the Dark earlier this week. Good time, though I am still trying to figure out a better approach to playing: my characters tend to be a fair bit more confrontational, while others tend to play theirs in a more cagey manner—and you can guess who racks up the stress by doing that. Not that I want to revert to a more cagey approach to play, but I think it might be good if I can wrap my head around the sneakier, trickier stuff, and the tactic of standing back and waiting for …