The news this week has been about the stunning corruption of Illinois governer Blagojevich. I admit, when I first heard the quotes from Pat...

I've been thinking today about the curious disconnect that exists between the act of producing writing and the act of consuming it. Arti...

Rastronomicals asked about my claim to be a card carrying atheist. I figured I'd go ahead and post the card here to remove all doubt. ...

James Maxey's note: First, just so there's no confusion, Dave Drake is not David Drake, the SF author of, like, a zillion books. T...

When I was browing real clear politics a minute ago, a headline jumped out at me. "The GOP is Leaving Black Voters Behind." My im...

The Sky Beneath Me The Jagged Gate Three Paths

This was one of the most historic elections of my life, yet somehow it was weirdly boring. I wound up going to bed at 10pm. Once Ohio was ...

I voted yesterday. I was confronted with what was probably the longest line I've ever stood in to vote, and this during early voting, a...

I'm voting for Bob Barr. I don't like Bob Barr because I doubt the authenticity of his libertarian credentials in light of his reco...

I read this in an editorial this morning: "Perhaps passage of the rescue bill can best be compared to emergency action to save a heart ...

The cat's have noticed my compulsive towel washing and weighed in with their opinions on this morning's post.

According to google analytics, one of my most popular posts to this blog came back in May when I posted an article called "Will things ...

So, when the stock market fell 770 points after congress initially voted down the Wall Street Bail Out, there were dire warnings that, if it...

Many of my recent posts have focused on the trillion dollar mugging perpetrated today on the American public. Wall Street took the US econo...

I was suprised when congress voted down the bailout Monday. But, the bill is back, and this time it's even worse! I'm pretty much ...

Driving home tonight, I listened to the President talk about the need for the 700 billion dollar bailout package. A feeling of terror gripp...

My short story "Final Flight of the Blue Bee," which first appeared in Asimov's, has been reprinted online at Diakaijuzine . I...

This morning I discovered something called the "Drew Carey Project" and heard he'd had put some videos on the web talking abou...

I've been corresponding with a fan of Bitterwood who's asked me for some advice on developing the characters in a story he's wo...

How to be a writer: Step one: Write book. Step two: Go fishing. Yesterday, I finished step one. I started Dragonseed, the third Dragon Age ...