Monthly Archives: May 2014

My Summer Science Fiction Class at UC Davis

Posted on May 30, 2014 by nathanielwms

I’ll be teaching Science Fiction during Summer Session II at the University of California, Davis.  I’m excited by the opportunity. My course’s full info is available on the UC Davis English Department’s site.  The reading list (which includes the first … Continue reading →

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I’m Missing Bradley Denton’s Show at ConQuesT

Posted on May 24, 2014 by nathanielwms

I noticed a month or two back that the Center for the Study of Science Fiction’s Writers Workshop website now has a picture of author Bradley Denton and me playing guitars.  Sure was fun. Tonight, probably at the moment I’m typing … Continue reading →

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Jack Wright in D.C., Twain and Faulkner at ALA

Posted on May 22, 2014 by nathanielwms

I spent most of Wednesday reading two Jack Wright dime novels at the Library of Congress.  Both are great examples of proto-science fiction that imagines inventors making a difference in real-world affairs. In “Running the Blockade; or, Jack Wright Helping the Cuban … Continue reading →

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