You know you’re still living in the country when a crop dusting plane is doing its pivot turns just outside your window. I’ve been fascinated by crop dusters for decades. They even found a way into my fiction. In Falling Bakward South Dakota sunflower farmers fought off the pterodactyl-like aliens in an Air Tractor AT-503A.I… Continue reading Out the Window
Author: hmelton
Audio Science Fiction
One staple of any good science fiction con is the dealer room. I’m sure they could call it something else, but the vaguely druggie name is actually approrpriate for all the addictive things you can discover there and absolutely must buy. Last night I picked up a book and devoured the first fifty pages during… Continue reading Audio Science Fiction
Armadillocon 28
I don’t have to travel across the country for this science fiction convention, since it’s in Austin (that little town south of Hutto). It also has the great attraction of having a lot of my favorite people in attendance.The first people I saw, before I’d even reached the registration desk, were Scott Cupp and Bill… Continue reading Armadillocon 28