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And you thought I only did blogs about writing… Jessica being Mom. Rebecca’s first time holding Harrison. And my first time holding Harrison Yes, we both agree he’s a cute baby. See? And Great-Aunt Diane demonstrates her maternal instincts

Harrison Liam Cowan arrived on St Patrick’s Day at 3:08 AM, after more than 20 hours of labor (well, Jessica did most of the labor, and Harrison was just along for the ride).  7 lb 9 oz.  A very cute baby, but that goes without saying, and he already has more hair than I do […]

Rebecca and I were guests of honor at two conventions in the past three weeks, SheVaCon in Roanoke, VA, and MidSouthCon in Memphis, TN. We had never been to Roanoke, and as we flew into the valley with the beautiful and snow-covered Blue Ridge Mountains, I was immediately impressed, made me thinking about hiking some […]

I’m reading Jack McDevitt’s novel Cauldron, another installment in the Priscilla Hutchins series, and I’m enjoying it—as I have always enjoyed Jack’s work. Jack recently asked me to write an essay about his work for his guest-of-honor appearance at Con*Stellation 2009.  I’ve reprinted it below.  If you haven’t read any of Jack’s work, you should—he’s […]