David Gerrold

So, David Gerrold is the guest of honor at this year's Boskone. They're doing a bunch of "Tribble" themed programming. Gerrold is one of those unfortunates who remains most famous for their first professional publication, no matter what they do afterwards (and he has done a lot in the ~40 years since then). I hope he has come to terms with it.

I just read a new (ish, 2005?) novella from him in Dozois' annual Best SF anthology, "In the Quake Zone". I quite enjoyed it. Noir detectives, queer themes, and time travel, all blended into a fascinating mixture. In the end, it reminded me of Spider Robinson, only back when SR still had more talent than self-indulgence. If I run into Gerrold at the con, I'm glad I'll be able to tell him I liked something he did recently.

David Gerrold

So, David Gerrold is the guest of honor at this year's Boskone. They're doing a bunch of "Tribble" themed programming. Gerrold is one of those unfortunates who remains most famous for their first professional publication, no matter what they do afterwards (and he has done a lot in the ~40 years since then). I hope he has come to terms with it.

I just read a new (ish, 2005?) novella from him in Dozois' annual Best SF anthology, "In the Quake Zone". I quite enjoyed it. Noir detectives, queer themes, and time travel, all blended into a fascinating mixture. In the end, it reminded me of Spider Robinson, only back when SR still had more talent than self-indulgence. If I run into Gerrold at the con, I'm glad I'll be able to tell him I liked something he did recently.

Red Line busing this weekend

During the coming long (for most people) weekend, the MBTA will be working on the tracks, and running buses instead of trains south of Broadway Station on the Red Line. If your travel plans for the weekend included the southern end of Red Line, you may want to reconsider, or at least be aware. The buses hypothetically are a full replacement for the train service, but there are often unexpected problems with them...

Red Line busing this weekend

During the coming long (for most people) weekend, the MBTA will be working on the tracks, and running buses instead of trains south of Broadway Station on the Red Line. If your travel plans for the weekend included the southern end of Red Line, you may want to reconsider, or at least be aware. The buses hypothetically are a full replacement for the train service, but there are often unexpected problems with them...