This author’s note originally appeared in the September 5th edition of my author newsletter. To subscribe to my newsletter, click here. Five years ago, I wrote a blog post titled “Reasons why September is my favorite month of the year.” Ever since then, whenever September rolls around, it becomes the most popular post on my… Continue reading 2019-09-05 Newsletter Author’s Note
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Stormrider by David Gemmell
I thoroughly enjoyed the Rigante series. It has everything that I’ve come to love about David Gemmell’s books: scarred but good-hearted people struggling to do the right thing in the face of great hardship and evil, some of which lies within. Every chapter is compelling and filled with conflict, and while you know that most… Continue reading Stormrider by David Gemmell
2019-08-29 Newsletter Author’s Note
This author’s note originally appeared in the August 29th edition of my author newsletter. To subscribe to my newsletter, click here. I’ve recently been relistening to the History of Rome podcast by Mike Duncan. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you’re in for a treat. It’s about 180 episodes, each one about thirty minutes… Continue reading 2019-08-29 Newsletter Author’s Note
2019-08-08 Newsletter Author’s Note
This author’s note originally appeared in the August 8th edition of my email newsletter. To subscribe to my newsletter, click here. A couple of days ago, Mrs. Vasicek and I had an old friend of hers over for dinner. This friend was visiting from out of state, and Mrs. Vasicek made it clear that politics… Continue reading 2019-08-08 Newsletter Author’s Note
2019-08-01 Newsletter Author’s Note
This author’s note originally appeared in the August 1st edition of my author newsletter. To subscribe to my newsletter, click here. So Mrs. Vasicek is currently in Florence, Italy for a work conference that’s been going on all week. Am I jealous? Yeah, a little. Do I miss her? Yes, of course. Does she miss… Continue reading 2019-08-01 Newsletter Author’s Note
“Lizzie-99XT” published in Serial Magazine!
It’s another week, and I have another short story out, this time in Serial Magazine! Here’s what the editor has to say about it: We kick off ISSUE TWELVE with “Lizzie-99XT” by Joe Vasicek. This futuristic sci-fi tale follows a half-human, half-AI space pilot as she travels the galaxy to fight in an interplanetary war.… Continue reading “Lizzie-99XT” published in Serial Magazine!
2019-07-25 Newsletter Author’s Note
This author’s note originally appeared in the July 25th edition of my author newsletter. To sign up for my newsletter, click here. So Mrs. Vasicek has been sick with the flu for the past two weeks. She’s getting better, but we’ve both been less than productive, and any semblance of a daily routine has basically… Continue reading 2019-07-25 Newsletter Author’s Note
“The Curse of the Lifewalker” published by The New Accelerator!
My short story “The Curse of the Lifewalker” is now up on The New Accelerator! This is the third story of mine that they’ve published, so that’s how you know it’s an awesome magazine. Be sure to check it out!
Rethinking the blog
It seems that I’m constantly in a state of retooling my writing career, moving from one area to the next a bit like construction projects at a university campus. And every time that I start to retool something else, the blog gets neglected. Well, it’s time to retool the blog. A couple of months ago,… Continue reading Rethinking the blog
Post Memorial Day Update
I just got back from Iowa, visiting family. My nephew got baptized over the weekend, so we had a big family get-together, and Future Mrs. Vasicek came with me, so it was her first time spending any significant amount of time with my family. Overall, it went very well, though the train was delayed for… Continue reading Post Memorial Day Update