There’s nothing virtual about dogs. Dogs are all or nothing. The updog, Vigilate Ivy, who plays a small but not insignificant role in Mind Fields, was written as a tribute to my own sweet girl. As I wrote in the novel’s dedication, Ivy was my constant companion during the first two years spent writing the …
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A stand-alone story from the Mind Fields timeline. 2,400 words. Down here they call us fascists, jackboots, crows—mutter vile obscenities under their breath and spit as we pass by. Most rusters wouldn’t turn to us if they were being murdered, wouldn’t accept our help if they were on fire. So what? I really don’t care …
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If you've read my novel, Mind Fields, you may well be wondering why I didn't mention William Gibson in the dedication. His conceptual fingerprints are all over the book, yet that undeniable fact appears to go unacknowledged. It isn't. I simply chose a different way to give Gibson his due. There are homages, large and …
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An entangled story from the Mind Fields timeline. 1,390 words. Step step step step, go around this soom. Step step step, Keep your eyes down low. I'm excruciatingly aware that if anyone could see inside my head, what they found in there would profoundly shock them. This Pure-O, the worst of all possible OCDs, compels …
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