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Two young men, a stack of intelligent sex toys, and a dream: The Right People, now for Kindle 21 Jul 2013 | 02:06 am
Well, it’s about time I made my meager back catalog get to work, seeing how it’s done nothing since mid-2009. Yes, I’m chasing the Self-Publishing Dream and have put “The Right People” up on Amazon’s ...
If you’re Googling for “Adam Rakunas giro.com” then this is the link you want. 5 Jul 2013 | 08:33 pm
Hello. My name is Adam Rakunas, and this is my website. You’re likely here because of my story, “Oh Give Me A Home,” just published in the July/August 2013 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
Silence equals consent: a brief letter I sent to SFWA (or The First Officialish Thing I Did as a Member) 14 Jun 2013 | 01:39 am
This will be brief because I’m pretty sure that you, the loyal members of my Korean fan club, won’t care. I just want to put it out there. I just joined SFWA. I’m only an associate member, which means...
Hail the Robot Army: iD by Madeline Ashby (or A Well-Placed Kick to the Head) 21 May 2013 | 02:00 am
I love a book that kicks me in the head. You know what I’m talking about: you open the first page, start reading, and some idea, some turn of phrase, something about the book rears back from the pages...
Miramar EIR Scoping Meeting (Or, We’re Going to Kick Michael Dell’s Ass And Eat Cookies) 9 May 2013 | 04:49 am
Hello. Do you live in Santa Monica? If so, please read. Note: there is potential for you to get delicious, delicious cookies. For the past year and change, I’ve been getting involved with two groups i...
Toward a Less Shitty Santa Monica 30 Mar 2013 | 12:18 pm
I want to get this out here now, while the coffee is still working. What do I want this city to be like in five years? In ten? In fifty? What do I want to change right now if I could, cost and public ...
A quick note, so I can come back to it in times of self-doubt and writing stress (ie all the time) 4 Jan 2013 | 03:20 am
Midnight’s Children. Desolation Road. The Overheating Greenhouse Future. You will put these things into your brain, and the book that you will want to read will be the result. Don’t stress. Finish you...
Coming Eventually: Oh Give Me A Home 8 Dec 2012 | 05:39 am
Last night, I got an envelope from Hoboken, New Jersey. It was not the envelope I expected. Hoboken is home to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I’d submitted a short story entitled “Oh Giv...
Election 2012 7 Nov 2012 | 02:59 am
One last election post: no matter who wins, we will still never be rid of the recurring problems of Political Attention Addicts. In two years, the Half-Term Halfwit, the Semi-Sentient Hairpiece and Th...
À la recherche des burritos perdu 5 Nov 2012 | 04:00 am
Food always brings me back. If I’m having a slice from Grey Block Pizza, I remember the first time I ate there, back when it was Abbot’s. I was taking accounting at SMC, right across the street, and I...