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Outside the Frame - column on speculaticve fiction in indie comics, for SF Signal

• “Re-reading An Old Favorite: Sam Kieth’s THE MAXX” June 18, 2013
• “Indies at the Eisner Awards” June 11, 2013.
• “Tony Millionaire’s wacky genius on display in “Billy Hazelnuts” April 16, 2013
• “Richard S. Carbonneau’s “The Marvel: A Biography of Jack Parsons” Illustrates Failure” April 2, 2013.
• “Trese: Supernatural Noir Komiks Done Right” March 19, 2013.
• “A Brief History of Independent Comics in the United States, Part 1” February 26, 2013.
• “Strange Attractors by Charles Soule (Archaia)” February 19, 2013.
• “Daniel Clowes’s “The Death Ray” Is More Indie Than Usual” February 12, 2013.
• “Gerry Alanguilan’s “Elmer” – The Greatest Chicken Comic Ever“ February 5, 2013.
• “Ralph Azham No. 1: Why Would You Lie To Someone You Love” January 29, 2013.
• “Tale of Sand: Ramón K. Pérez illustrates Jim Henson’s lost screenplay” January 15, 2013.
• “My Favorite Comics of 2012” January 8, 2013.
• “Archaia’s Retro-Future Robot Comic, Rust, by Royden Lepp” December 18, 2012.
• “A Wombat, A Dead God, and A Hugo: Ursula Vernon’s ‘Digger’” December 11, 2012.
• “Have you read Richard Sala’s ‘Delphine’?” December 4, 2012.
• “Interview with Ethan Young” November 27, 2012.
• “Best of Both Worlds: Tails, by Ethan Young” November 20, 2012.
• “Atomic Robo, or How I Learned To Love an Insane Dinosaur Genius” November 11, 2012.
• Introductory post, “The Other Side of Comics” October 30, 2012.

Tech Nerd - column for Functional Nerds

• “Free Open-Source Software For Your Windows (or Mac) Machines” February 13, 2013.
• “Ten FREE Apps That Make My iPhone a Mobile Office” August 2, 2012.
• “Updating Your Tech Education Online (for Free!)“  June 7, 2012.
• “Safeguarding Your Privacy Online, Even When You Need An Online Presence” May 3, 2012.
• “Defeating the Dust Bunnies of Doom” February 9, 2012.
• “Disaster Recovery Plan, Simplified” December 29, 2011.
• “Broadcasting To the People: How To Podcast 101” November 17, 2011.
• “Organization Is The Key To Success” October 17, 2011.
• “Working With My Head In the Cloud” September 15, 2011.
• “Welcome to the (Functional) Future” September 1, 2011.

Book and Film Reviews

• The Lives of Tao, by Wes Chu, for SF Signal. May 20, 2013.
• The Vampire Combat Manual, by Roger Ma, for SF Signal. November 26, 2012.
• Ashes of Honor, by Seanan McGuire, for SF Signal. September 11, 2012.
• MM9, by Hiroshi Yamamato, for Functional Nerds. April 12, 2012.
• Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who By The Women Who Love It, ed. by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O’Shea, for Functional Nerds. February 22, 2012.
• Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops: Control Point, for Functional Nerds. February 3, 2012.
• Were the World Mine, a film adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, for Fae Awareness Month. June 22, 2011.

Guest Podcasts

• SF Signal #175, The 2013 List of Conventions You’re Looking Forward To This Year, with Gail Carriger, Jaym Gates and Patrick Hester. February 4, 2013.
• Functional Nerds #134, The Future of Scifi Television, with Patrick Hester and John Anealio. January 29, 2013.
• Functional Nerds #133, When to Turn Your Hobby Into a Career, with Patrick Hester and John Anealio. January 22, 2013.
• Functional Nerds #131, Comics, Book Covers, and Christmas, with Patrick Hester and John Anealio. Dec 25, 2012.
• Functional Nerds #130, Change of Format, with Patrick Hester and John Anealio. Dec 18, 2012.
• SF Signal #143, Readercon, Harassment and Making Positive Changes, with Stina Leicht, Mur Lafferty, Jaym Gates and Patrick Hester. August 13, 2012
• SF Signal #90, Time Travel, with John DeNardo, Derek Johnson, Gail Carringer, Paul Weimer and Patrick Hester. Nov 7, 2011
• SF Signal #87, Do You Like To Be Scared?, with John DeNardo, John Ottinger, Paul Weimer and Patrick Hester. Oct 24, 2011
• SF Signal #82, Science Fiction Movies, with Lisa Paitz Spindler, Scott Cupp, Derek Johnson, Jessica Strider, and Patrick Hester. Oct 3, 2011
• SF Signal #80, Near-Future Science Fiction, with Jeff Patterson, Fred Kiesche, John Stevens and Patrick Hester. Sep 26, 2011

Guest Posts and Essays

• Mind Meld: “Books You Eat Like Candy & Books You Savor“ group essay for SF Signal. March 27, 2013.
• “The Balancing Act of the Writer“, The Alternative Typewriter. February 15, 2013.
• “Brand New Year“, Inkpunks. January 10, 2013.
• “Creating the Future With Language” (including this response to some comments). BookLifeNow. January 4, 2013.
• Mind Meld: “Urban Gothic“ group essay for SF Signal. October 31, 2012.
• Mind Meld: “Where is Urban Fantasy Headed?“ group essay for SF Signal. September 19, 2012.
• “What Are You Teaching Your Readers?“, Jessica Corra. May 7, 2012.
• “5 *More* Golden Age Science Fiction Universes I’d Never Want To Live In“, SF Signal. February 21, 2012.
• “5 Golden Age Science Fiction Universes I’d Never Want To Live In“, SF Signal. February 15, 2012.
• “Are You a Writer, Or Aren’t You?“, Inkpunks. November 11, 2011.
• “I Create Banned Books and I’m Not Going To Stop“, for Banned Books week, The Hate-Mongering Tart, September 2011.
• “Writing Through the End”, Apex Magazine blog. January 11, 2011.
• “How Much Are You Worth?” Apex Magazine blog. December 10, 2010.
• “What Makes a Thriller“, Jenn’s Bookshelves. October 26, 2010.
• “You Can’t Write if You Don’t Live”, Apex Magazine blog. October 17, 2010.
• “Don’t Wear Sweat Pants to a Job Interview”, Apex Magazine blog, Sep 18, 2010.
• “Building Your Brand as a New Author”, Apex Magazine blog, Aug 17, 2010.