Koji A. Dae
Last month I took a little break from my reading of cult books and instead let myself relish some of the other nominees for the Philip K. Dick award. While the whole list looks like a good set of reads, I especially wanted to make sure I had read the books of the two other […]
My kids are starting to freak out that it’s mid-December and there’s no snow in our sleepy mountain town. I’m starting to freak out that our town doesn’t feel so sleepy anymore. It feels like every day there’s more traffic, less parking, and more pressing anger between our neighbors fighting for spots on the street. […]
There seems to be clearly defined battle lines when you compare audio stories with written narratives. In one camp there’s the “listening isn’t reading!” group. To be fair, there are some benefits to reading as opposed to listening. For me personally, reading allows me greater space to exercise my imagination by putting my own emphasis […]
Direct from Ghost Orchid Press: Suffering from severe depression, Emma seeks out a serial killer who will kill her in the most gruesome way she can describe. But when she backs out of their agreement, she discovers the murderer is host to a parasitic creature from another dimension that feeds on the extremes of pleasure […]
I’ve been distracted by a lot lately: Holidays. Work. More work. A lot more work. Ramping up the release of my next two books (Casual is out next month!!!). Writing the next thing. Etc. And in all of that, Read the World has taken a seat on the back burner. But, I’m ready to start […]
Why I’m no longer using images in my social media and blog posts. Perhaps you’ll consider joining me?
I am fairly anti generative AI. Beyond its environmental impact, there’s social harm as well. Which angle? Take your pick. Spreading misinformation. Harming reputations. Inciting hate or violence. Impacting political campaigns. Perpetuating bias. The list goes on. In the writing community, there are also concerns of copyright infringement, the continued societal disrespect and commodification of […]
