Monthly Archives: August 2019

Milford Goes to Dublin Worldcon 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 27 August 2019 by Jacey Bedford

This was my third Worldcon. I attended in 2014 in London, and 2017 in Helsinki. Worldcon is BIG, with thousands of fans, authors, publishers and industry professionals and an enormous choice of panels, events, readings, kaffeeklatsches, signings, book launches, and, … Continue reading →

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Inspiration, by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 20 August 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Last fall, I saw that Locus was hosting a one-day master writing workshop in Oakland, California (where I live), with Kim Stanley Robinson and said to myself, “Hmm. Maybe I should do that.” And then didn’t do anything about it, … Continue reading →

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5 Writing Lessons from Homecoming, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 13 August 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Early this year, I binge-watched the first season of the near-future sci-fi dramatic thriller, Homecoming, an Amazon Prime Video series starring Julia Roberts, Stephan James and Bobby Cannavale. I’m not sure if it even qualified as a binge-watch: the show … Continue reading →

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The Birth and Death of a Bad Idea by Jim Anderson

Posted on 6 August 2019 by Jacey Bedford

I’ve spent some time this weekend reading.  Some of that reading has been the news of the world, and my what interesting times we live in.  Some had been working my way through the accumulation of things I’ve bought, between … Continue reading →

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