Christopher Mark Rose
@chrisrose
Spec fiction writer, engineer, owl. Stories in Asimov's, F&SF, Interzone. Avionics in NASA spacecraft. #ViableParadise #SFF #VP23 #SFWA #Codexian #SciFi #CharmCitySpec #writingcommunity BLM 🇺🇦
I don't know who created this (and I'm happy to take it down if an author requests it)—but I can guess at the location of several of my friends here: The Map of Manuscript-Earth
They know that you need an inkwell or a bottle of ink to make one of those work, right?
Great night at the Greedy Reads in Remington, hearing solid gold repartee between authors John Wiswell and Jo Miles! That place is a gem, and so are these two!
Anyway, I bought a little, new (to me) electric vehicle. It feels good finally to be walking the walk—and also, it's a blast to drive!
But the one I love the most, and the strangest, full of invented microtonal systems lovingly programmed by hand, is BEAUTY IN THE BEAST. This one too has gone missing, and I think it's a tragedy.
Her first album, Switched-On Bach, sold over a million copies, and was only the second classical album ever to go platinum? Where'd it go?
Having an early drink to celebrate the Fourth. Happy Independence Day everybody! 🇺🇸
Free advice to the New York Times—spike any story that includes the words "sexual" and "Ross Douthat".
Facebook especially has a real problem with offering up people who have passed away, as if they're still around and would like to be your friend. It really underlines the difference between human interaction and cheaply-built, sketchily-thought-out automated systems.
You know, my wife puts a couple coins in the bird bath out back, and that seems to take care of most of the algae there. Just thinking out loud—
post insane barely remembered book covers from your childhood— #booksky
Gooseberries and black currants (picked by my wife, from bushes in the back garden.) #berryseason
post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet (if you feel like it):
Someone randomly left a dumpster in our driveway? What is it with my neighborhood lately?!
