Well, now I'm sad that the last thing I saw Tony Head in was Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Though he even managed to elevate that in like a five-minute appearance.

Hugh Laurie has been cast in the upcoming Le Carré adaptation in "a mystery role." Come on, obviously he'll be returning as Tony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPp...

NASA Vending Machine episode 44 just posted: "Bad Dancer" (Star City S1E3)

New Podcast Episode: iOS Today: WWDC: What To Expect Has Apple Finally Figured Out Smarter Siri? with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

I’m a single issue voter and that issue is reliably syncing ebooks borrowed from multiple libraries to my Kobo.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

Welp, glad to see Paramount's new management out here ruining Star Trek already.

New Podcast Episode: Tech News Weekly: Can Apple's New Siri Catch Up? iOS 27 Siri AI Overhaul with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com, @byjacobward.bsky.social

I'm the Dungeon Master for this ridiculous undertaking:

New Podcast Episode: iOS Today: iMessage Apps Navigating the Junk Drawer of iOS Features with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com

Hey, we just started a brand new campaign of Total Party Kill over at @theincomparable.com; it’s a great place to jump in with our fun and frequently ridiculous D&D shenanigans. I’m playing Squeak, a gnome cook turned warlock after he overclocked a grill. www.theincomparable.com/tpk/555/

Why did they call it “papal encyclical” when they should have called it “popin’ off”?

If you've noticed that ebooks for two of my Galactic Cold War novels (The Aleph Extraction and The Nova Incident) seem to be gone, you're not seeing things. Full details over at my blog:

Your Star Wars pals @dmoren.com, @tonysindelar.bsky.social, and Kat are back to discuss The Mandalorian and Grogu! We talk Grogu's charming mini-movie, the surprising sympathy of Rotta the Hutt, and whether this film is just two TV episodes in a trench coat. www.theincomparable.com/acp/112/

Incidentally, I googled that line to make sure I’d gotten it right and Jesus H. Christ, Google, what the fuck are you doing to your biggest brand?!

“I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork, how have you been?”

The mustache needed to qualify for this team.

Increasingly, I feel like I don't really know what any of my novels *is* until I finish writing the first draft.

Grogu’s still a star.

Clockwise 657: Time to Check the Rhonda-grams! The apps we given up on, how often we go to the Apple Store, the first things we do on our phones every day, and our latest tech joys. http://relay.fm/clockwise/657

Really wish these scammers trying to sell me on book clubs or how to promote my books would realize that I am an, at best, mid-list author who has no money to be scammed out of.

Idk why this is making the rounds again but I said then and I’ll say it now, these people are fucking weird. This is a weird thing to say out loud and believe.

Damn. That would have really raised the value of my Xerox stock. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

UK friends! This week, you can pre-order ETERNITY'S TOMB at 20% off *and* support local independent bookstores by using code PREORDER20 over at Bookshop.org! Why would you not? It's a no-brainer! (Well, technically there is a brain in the book.) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/etern...

UK friends! This week, you can pre-order ETERNITY'S TOMB at 20% off *and* support local independent bookstores by using code PREORDER20 over at Bookshop.org! Why would you not? It's a no-brainer! (Well, technically there is a brain in the book.) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/etern...

Massachusetts in one picture.

Somehow forgot that last week was the one year anniversary of being on Jeopardy! It is bittersweet being this far on the other side of it, but at least I'll always have my tremendously weird facial expressions (thanks, @liss.bsky.social) and Pike('s) Place (thanks @kenjennings.bsky.social 😐).

Camberville really does have an amazing café scene (I type from one of my habitual posts at Forge Baking Co.); I've been working predominantly out of coffeeshops in the area for 20+ years and it's great to see them all thrive. www.boston.com/food/restaur...

This season of Maul - Shadow Lord concludes, and your Star Wars pals @dmoren.com, Kat, and @tonysindelar.bsky.social are here to discuss who survives, the strengths of animation, and Crimson Dawn’s reporting structure. www.theincomparable.com/acp/111/

My favorite burger place serves smoothies fast, shakes, and wings.

After a longer than expected absence, your Star Wars pals @dmoren, @tsindelar and Kat return to cover not two but *four* episodes of Maul - Shadow Lord. We discuss keeping car chases interesting, Inquisitor nomenclature and the five successful habits of Sith Lords. theincomparable.com/acp/110

Maybe John Ternus is just TOO nice to be Apple CEO.

Banana Back Pain.

Hey, it's my birthday. No need for presents: just, as the guys said, be excellent to each other. But I guess if you *really* wanted to get me something you could preorder my next book, ETERNITY'S TOMB. Though seven months is a long time to wait for a gift, I guess. www.amazon.com/Eternitys-To...

I'd been aiming to hit the 50,000-word mark on the current novel before my vacation last week, but fell a little short. A solid 1500-word session today put me over the top. Slowly but surely, progress is being made.

When in Europe, take the opportunity to buy yourself some much anticipated books that aren’t available in the US yet, such as these fine works by @abeewords.bsky.social and @nickharkaway.com.

I was literally at the Arc de Triomphe yesterday and I don’t think people get how big it is. Trump’s monument is obscene.

It’s space cops, Sith Lords, and shockball this week as your Star Wars pals @dmoren.com, Kat, and @tonysindelar.bsky.social discuss the latest Maul episodes. Plus, moral quandaries, a call for listener mail, and more than you wanted to know about copyright law. www.theincomparable.com/acp/109/

Also, in the words of the inimitable @kairyssdal.bsky.social: "The stock market is not the economy."

Will no one rid me of this weak-on-crime priest?

Maul Cop? Is that a thing?

Just me and Drew Carey out here. I would say that I live in infamy but only @kenjennings.bsky.social gets name checked for ring me incorrect. YOU CANNOT ERASE ME! *shakes fist* www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Fucking hell, he's going to barricade himself in this ballroom in January 2028, isn't he?

Clockwise 651: I Live From Home Keeping our email under control, how we pick our cellphone plans, whether we use noise-canceling headphones, and the things we do low-tech. http://relay.fm/clockwise/651

I don’t believe that I can accomplish my political aims by denouncing my country’s dangerous, right-wing leaders on social media, so I don’t usually bother—but today feels like an especially important day to state that Donald Trump should not have control of a nuclear arsenal.

25th amendment. Impeachment. I will support any avenue to remove Donald Trump from office. We cannot leave this man in charge of America’s nuclear weapons as he threatens to end an entire civilization. And Congress must not fund this reckless administration.

I want to retract my snark about that NYT article on Gregg Phillips's teleportation claims because I finally got a chance to read it and it is, frankly, hilarious in an extremely dry, intentional way. They reworked the headline to be more indicative of the tone. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Look, it’s an excellent book. My publisher and my mom both say so.