On Mother’s Day this year, I wrote about my new favorite plant, this Rhipsalis creuscula or coral cactus. My brother had mailed me some cuttings from his plant, which my mother had given him about thirty years ago. She died in 1994. Although the cuttings had arrived a bit battered from the trip, the “before” … Continue reading My new favorite plant: a progress report

Reminder: Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of 20 copies of Interference. Enter here before November 14. Not sure if you’ll like the book? You can read the first chapter here. You can hear a preview of the audiobook here. You can also read a few reviews at Goodreads. Ready to buy? Links to online and … Continue reading Giveaway reminder and updates for ‘Interference’

A spark of ethylene freezes a few of my rootlets as the auxins are inhibited. The main locustwood speaker wants my attention and strikes where a patch of our roots overlap. It is odd that he should greet me in an almost non-destructive fashion. He is the new speaker for his grove of trees but … Continue reading Excerpt from ‘Interference’: the opening of Chapter 6, by Stevland

The book launch for Interference will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 24, at Volumes Bookcafe, 1474 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. The novel goes on sale October 22. On the 24th, I’ll be reading from the novel, answering questions — and giving away the plants in the photo made from cuttings from one of my … Continue reading “Interference” book launch – with free plants!

Tor Publishing is giving away 20 copies of Interference at Goodreads. If you’re a member of Goodreads, click here to enter! (Limited to Goodreads members in the US and Canada, sorry.) The novel goes on sale in a week, and if you’re not feeling lucky, you can pre-order it now.

In case you couldn’t attend the Speculative Literature Foundation’s Deep Dish reading October 3 at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago, here’s the essay I read. It appeared in a longer form at From Earth to the Stars, the blog of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Tonight I want to talk about a big difference between science fiction … Continue reading Science fiction vs. literary fiction: Losing control

In case you or someone you love hasn’t read Semiosis yet, the ebook edition is on sale for the rest of September for only $2.99 wherever ebooks are sold. More information is here. The sequel, Interference will be available October 22 as an ebook, audiobook, or hardcover. Links to on-line and brick-and-mortar booksellers are here. … Continue reading September sale