Come to Hauppauge!! All set up at the Long Island Convention of Horror #lich

Convention road trip with a twist: heading out to run several errands before driving to Hauppauge for the Long Island Convention of Horror this weekend, but I’ll be sleeping in my own bed tonight because I’m commuting.

Anti-censorship takes many forms, including this professor handing out copies of what used to be in the Smithsonian (if the title isn't showing, it's a Washington Post article on MSN entitled "A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery."): www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

The irony of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech was that he spent most of nearly two hours show-casing division, rather than union. ianrandalstrock.com/2026/02/25/d...

Join @stuartjaffe.bsky.social, @dennismmyers.bsky.social, @ianrandalstrock.bsky.social, Wendy Van Camp, & host @nancynorthcott.bsky.social as they discuss the stories and influence of SF icon Isaac Asimov on Con-Tinual! www.facebook.com/share/p/18QP...

…and the back of the house. #brooklyn #nycblizzard

Apparently the forecasts weren’t so outlandish after all. Still snowing in #brooklyn #nycblizzard

About three inches at the moment. Those predictions of 12-18 inches are starting to look a bit more plausible. #brooklyn #snowstorm

A good article. This is yet more reasons why I still use a very old version of WordPerfect, which I immediately load onto any new computer I have to get: no AI, no cloud crap, and something not mentioned in the article: no "subscription fee" to keep using the program.

Following yesterday's "The Supreme Court finally tells President Trump 'no'": presidential spokesperson USTR Jamieson Greer doesn't think he speaks for the president, but says the president didn't mean what he said. Sure... ianrandalstrock.com/2026/02/22/t...

The kosher supermarket is open, so I stopped in for peppers and onions for chili I’m making tomorrow. Waiting in line along the freezers, I noticed this package. I thought lettuce was notable for being the only food that can’t be preserved. Is cabbage sufficiently different, or was I misinformed?

The Supreme Court finally tells President Trump "no." Sadly, I fear it will not be enough to protect us all from his selfish predations. ianrandalstrock.com/2026/02/21/t...

We might get some snow here. During the noon news, the forecast for Sunday night into Monday was 1-3 inches: ho hum. At 6pm, that forecast had been modified to 4-8 inches: starting to sound like snow. The forecast in the 11pm newscast just now put us in the 8-12 inches range. #brooklyn #brooklynny

Interesting patterns left in the melting ice on the deck, the remains of the snow we got on January 25!

Going in to Manhattan for lunch. Foggy, and a little warmer.

Am I the only one who looks at decorations like this string of 4x6 inch flags in the lobby of the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston (at Boskone) and thinks “I can’t figure out what order those flags are in, but surely there must be a reason for that particular order”?

Come visit us in the dealers’ room at Boskone !

Road trip! Headed to Massachusetts and Boskone: first science fiction convention since November!

Today on the blog, as I'm watching the Olympics... ianrandalstrock.com/2026/02/12/m...

All set at the Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair at Barrow's. It may be cold out there, but there are about 20 authors in this warm, cozy, book-filled bar. Come join us!

First Wednesday of the month, so I must be headed in to trivia!

Debuting today: book 1 of Tony & Ty Drago's new historical series, "The New Americans." Volume 1, "Fuggitivi," begins in Sicily in 1915 and follows three brothers forced to flee their homeland for a new life in Philadelphia. Remarkably moving, wonderful story. ianrandalstrock.com/2026/02/03/p...

Remember when Republicans got angry about bureaucrats, agencies, and other unelected members of the government were making laws? When they decided to do away with all such regulations in favor of only those laws adopted by Congress? Hmm… stocks.apple.com/A0nu0FpgPQPC...

Cooking dinner: the big one is teriyaki, the smaller is tikka masala. #cooking

Heading out to actually be with people for the first time in more than a week. Headed to The Hugh for games day!

The snow arrived a week ago today. It’s still here!

After shoveling the snow Monday, this is my first trip outside. In the midst of a projected ten days without the temperature rising to freezing in NYC, it feels like climate change to me. #climatechange #Brooklyn

I’ll be attending my first book fair as an author, on Saturday, February 7, at Barrows Intense Tasting Room, 86 34th Street (Industry City) in Brooklyn, New York. We’ll be open for browsing and buying and boozing from 11 am to 5 pm. Hope to see many of you there!

Interesting snow patterns on the deck, and pre- and post-shoveling pix out front. About six inches of snow with an icy crust, took me an hour. #snowfall #brooklyn

First road trip sunce November! (But I’m not going very far.) Off to Northern New Jersey Mensa’s regional gathering in a hotel at Newark Airport. I’m on stage at 8:00 tonight, so come see me (and tell them I sent you).

An interesting article on how the agglomeration of book publishing has resulted in less artistry and less creativity. Worth the read. Also, the link therein to the chart showing the constituents of the Big Five. #publishing #writing www.honest-broker.com/p/the-day-ny...

Just listened to Pres Trump’s two-hour ramble-a-thon. Maybe we just need to tell him “you’re right, you won. Now you can retire victorious.”

The "emergency" is that France's president doesn't want to pay Donald Trump $1 billion. Sounds to me like "extortion": ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/20/t...

Donald Trump is like a dog, pissing on things to claim ownership of them. Today on the blog: ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/19/t...

The Supreme Court said the President can't be sued for "official acts," but didn't define them. Basically, it means the President can't be sued. But nothing in that decision says the President can't sue anyone and everyone. That's asymmetrical, and wrong. ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/17/s...

…and fresh from the oven. I can hear it bubbling! #baking #applepie

First pie of the season, about to go into the oven. #baking #applepie 

I actually did something smart today: wore a red shirt while cooking chili, so the splatters don’t show. #cooking

I had to go shopping today, so I took the car. I was excited not for the shopping, but just for being in the car. I need to travel more... ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/13/n...

I've just heard the horrifying news that Sheila Williams, the editor of Asimov's, has been hospitalized following a brain aneurysm. There's a Google form to send her your good wishes: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Headed in to trivia at The Cornerstone Tavern.

Most of my fiction is written in first person. The current WIP, however, is third person, which means I need to <gasp> name my characters and such. It's a problem. More on the blog: ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/07/a... #writing #amwriting

I know there isn’t, but I want to see a pattern or meaning in the melting ice out back.

Today on the blog, a recap of my reading (and writing) in 2025. Hoping you'll find it interesting, and perhaps worthy of a few minutes of your own reading time: ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/06/2...

Stephen Miller on @cnn.com is calling #Venezuela an island. Is this the brains of the administration?

Random thoughts re Maduro: Will the capture immediately stop the flow of drugs from Venezuela? Wouldn’t it be ironic if, during the trial, Maduro testifies that he and Donald Trump enjoyed a three-way on Jeffrey Epstein’s island? If convicted, which country’s prison will Maduro be shipped to?

Does anonymizing my manuscript really make the magazine better? Will the readers stop reading if the editors know who wrote the submissions they're considering? Today on my blog: ianrandalstrock.com/2026/01/01/d... #amwriting #writing #publishing

Dug out a recipe I haven’t looked at in a very long time. Looks the way I remember, smells right. We’ll taste it tomorrow. #baking

The whole day has been dark and dim under thick, heavy clouds. But as it was sinking toward the horizon, apparently the sun found a gap in the clouds, and managed to illuminate the tops of the taller trees and buildings around here. #brooklyn #sunset

Bringing some donations with me to the House of Good Deeds holiday party.