I'm just a cranky old guy who has liked SF for about 40 years and hated bad science for about 30.

There's already an overlap between "literary" short stories and science fiction/fantasy short stories. Tin House and McSweeneys routinely publishes Kelly Link. Hell, the New Yorker *has published a lot of short stories by Stephen King, and also spec fic by Michael Chabon, as well as a great Russian writer Ludmilla…

I have a friend who couldn't stand the footnotes and gave up somewhere around page-i-don't-know when ever the first page and a half foot note was.

Well, you like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell so your taste in speculative fiction can't be terrible.

Well, if you enjoy trolling (and really, who doesn't) talking about guns produces a target rich environment.

Those Moebius recolours are just the worst. The man was a master and the Incal was one of his finest achievements as an artist.

It's pancakes, Rock! It's pancakes!

Do you smell what Gigi is cookin?

I find it sad that Gibson's latest didn't get nominated. I thought it was his best since Neuromancer. The fact that Anderson is on that slate and Gibson is not is pretty strong evidence that this was not a "science fiction fan award" but a "political opinion" award.

I'm in my early 40's but I've read all of your favourite fiction authors and I know that they are all popular with readers younger than me as well, so perhaps you have a more youthful outlook than you think.

One of the reasons why SF short fiction has become more "literary" is the simple fact that it isn't a popular form. Almost nobody writes short fiction to make a living anymore — you can't. Even prize-winning "literary" writers bolster their careers by writing novels or teaching. For SF writers, it's become a craft, a…

Well, I see why they had to cross over with Kirk. Give Capt. Ben Sisko access to a Green Lantern ring, and shit gets solved in five pages.

A powerful incentive! I haven't wanted to commit since I just started a new job and am kinda shaky about when I can take vacation. But I'm more and more thinking its gonna happen. Despite this foolishness, I'm sure a good time will be waiting. I had a ball at LonestarCon, but I missed out on some things because I…

I guess part of the problem has always been that the Hugos have traditionally been treated like the Oscars when they're closer to being the People's Choice Awards. Which isn't necessarily an endorsement of the Nebulas, either, which I guess really would be sf's Oscars. Or an endorsement of the Oscars. Or really…