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Point of View: Holiday Wishes

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With the holidays upon us, I thought I’d offer something a little different this week. Here are my holiday wishes. I wish for the fighting to come to an end, and for the world to find a way to start the difficult work of mending and rebuilding. I wish for the lonely to find a place where they belong, in this holiday season and beyond. I wish for a restoration of civility in my own country and around the world, a reminder that we can disagree without resorting to hateful rhetoric or violence. I wish for an end to the … Read more

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Point of View: The Future’s So Bright…

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Last week I took a look back at the year that was. This week, I’m casting my gaze forward, to the year I hope will be. I’ll start off with the personal. Mark and I have just come through a bout of covid (not awful, but not much fun either) which follows a truly hellish period of very little sleep and painful PT following my broken arm at the end of June. It has NOT been a great health year in the Guzman-Coatsworth household, but things are looking up. Mark tested negative today, and me last week, so I am … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Sci-Fi Hopes and Dreams

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The world is in a downward spiral. If covid doesn’t get us, climate change, the rise of the populist right, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse probably will. There is ample reason to be downright pessimistic about the future of the human race and the planet in general – who will come to save us? All prospects look dim. But as a sci-fi writer and someone dedicated to finding hope, being down on the future is not my job. So I thought I’d share a few future wishes that I’d like to see come true, regardless of the current … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: 2021 Is Here – What Now?

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Last week, I talked about some writing successes during an otherwise bleak 2020. Today I’m turning my gaze ahead and pulling out my crystal ball (and my planner). Here are some things I am hoping for and preparing for in 2021. In January (1/10), I am rereleasing Between the Lines, my River City Chronicles prequel. I have re-edited and extended it a bit, and it will be available in print as a novella for the first time. It also has a spiffy new cover, which I am previewing in this week’s newsletter! In February (2/10), I’ll be rereleasing a short … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: It’s a New Year

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It’s 2020 and time for the obligatory “goals for the new year” column. But let’s flip that on its head and instead put some hope out into the world. So for 2020, I hope that: My country and the world will find a way back to some form of sanity. My friends in the UK will find a way to make their new reality (post-Brexit) work. RuPaul will have an outstanding season of Drag Race. I will find a way to reach out and connect to friends and family I disagree with, and find some common ground. Mark and I … Read more