Winter

I just signed the contract for, and received an image of the cover for my forthcoming book “Winter.” The book contains my novelette “Winter” packaged with a reprint of my short story “The Adjoa Gambit,” which originally appeared in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicne Show issue #3. The publisher, Sams… Continue reading

Lenticular Clouds

Look at these weird stratified clouds we had today. They’re called lenticular clouds. Here’s a link to a National geographic photo of the same kind of clouds. Unfortunately, all I had was my cell phone camera and I had to zoom in quite a bit to even see the clouds…. Continue reading

Diversity in Fiction

Somewhat timely as I discuss this very topic with Tobias Buckell in the next episode of Novy Mirror podcast, Vylar Kaftan posted this analysis of diversity in her own fiction. I decided to do something similar, just to see how I was doing. (Yes, I know it’s just a way… Continue reading

Another Delay

Just found out that my novelette, “Winter,” slated to be released with a reprint of my short story “The Adjoa Gambit” was pushed back again. It is now scheduled to be released in July. www.ricknovy.com

New Blogs

Two of my local writer friends just started blogging. Take a look at Ernest Hogan’s Mondo Ernesto and Emily Devenport aka Maggy Thomas aka Lee Hogan aka Emily Hogan’s Em’s Joie de WEIRD. www.ricknovy.com

Novy MIRror Episode 2

Click to Play Interview with 2009 Campbell Award Aliette de Bodard.  This is mostly audio with a few pictures, but the content is well worth a listen. www.ricknovy.com

Memorial Day Tradition

This is the sixth consecutive year that my son and I have planted flags above the soldiers’ headstones at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend. We got up at 5:00am and were headed toward the cemetery by 6:00am. Together with maybe a thousand other boy scouts and girl scouts,… Continue reading