The Propagational Library: A Brief Lull
I’m not going to be writing (i.e., posting) new installments in the series for a couple of weeks; the next piece will be written and posted, if all goes well, on Saturday, April 21. (I’ll still be...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (7): Thenward
See the latest installment in the ongoing Propagational Library series, here: …in which The Librarian learns what it means to lunge, just so – and discovers a previously unknown sense. If you’re...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (8): Dreamtime
See the latest installment in the ongoing Propagational Library series, here: …in which The Librarian (having discovered four additional dimensions of time) drifts off to sleep, and more than one light...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (9): “But What About Me?”
The latest installment in the weekly serial story called The Propagational Library appears here: …in which The Librarian asks the most important question we ever ask – and puts a pretty big dent in the...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (10): Striking a Match
The latest installment in the weekly serial story called The Propagational Library appears here: …in which The Librarian, and a certain author, have their minds turned inside-out. If you’ve never read...
View ArticleYou Are (Barely) Here
Sometimes when working on the Saturday Propagational Library serial I get a little overwhelmed thinking about the distances and time scales involved. While I try to keep things roughly “factual” — or...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (11): The Sponge
The latest installment in the weekly serial story called The Propagational Library appears here: …in which The Librarian remembers the other thing he was supposed to do, and hears voices — a voice,...
View ArticleLooking Forward to Shelving the Library
I’ve been tickled by the way the storyline in The Propagational Library series has developed; it’s caught me by surprise several times, and I like how it’s grown in scope (as I see the whole thing,...
View ArticleThe Propagational Library (12): Beyond
The final installment in the weekly serial story called The Propagational Library appears here: …in which The Librarian (with some help) punches through the curtain rippling at the borders of the...
View ArticleAlways Surprised
The Missus has told me on numerous occasions that my astrological character — Gemini, born in the Year of the Rabbit — has doomed me to an intense, lifelong hatred of being bored… and a desperation to...
View ArticleToo Many Answers to Stop
I’ve long held that a story I’ve started writing must reach a certain “critical mass” in order for me to carry it through to completion. This critical mass might be defined as the written length — the...
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