John Scalzi

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View From a Hotel Window, 4/23/25: Los Angeles

19 hours ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

View From a Hotel Window, 4/23/25: Los Angeles Posted on April 23, 2025 Posted by John Scalzi Inspiring, is it not. Once again I’m here for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, and also to have meetings about projects and stuff. I do intend to go places with slightly better views. — JSLike this:Like Loading...
First Alert Weather: Temperatures into the 90s for days on the Suncoast

1 day ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - High pressure will continue to build over the Suncoast. Despite a few fair-weather clouds from time to time, skies will remain dry. Temperatures are expected to climb into the lower 90s. The fire danger index will continue to rise, mainly due to warm temperatures driving up evaporation rates. However, winds will remain relatively light, and humidity will slowly increase, which will be beneficial for the fire weather outlook.
The Big Idea: Heather Tracy

2 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Any author can tell you that events in their own life can have an impact on their fiction. As we learn in Heather Tracy’s Big Idea for Only a Chapter, sometimes those events have a bigger impact than we might have expected. HEATHER TRACY:When I began writing what would become Only a Chapter back in 2015, the working title I had then was “Faceless Man.” I knew I wasn’t going to call the book that, but I couldn’t come up with anything better.
Today’s Adventures in Dentistry

2 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Ever have that dream where your teeth fall out? Well, it’s not a dream in my case; last night, while chewing, one of my crowns tried to escape. Fortunately I realized what was happening before I bit down, and therefore saved the thing for the appointment my accommodating dentist arranged for me this morning.
The Big Idea: Maurice Broaddus

2 days ago | amazingstories.com | John Scalzi

Writing can take you places you never expected. For author Maurice Broaddus, that includes the offices of some higher ups in his community. Read on to see where else his newest novel, Breath of Obl…Source: The Big Idea: Maurice Broaddus | WhateverPlease take a moment to support Amazing Stories with a one-time or recurring donation via Patreon.
The World’s Hectic. Have a Dog Picture.

2 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

The World’s Hectic. Have a Dog Picture. Posted on April 21, 2025 Posted by John Scalzi See, isn’t that nice? Lowers your blood pressure all the way down, it does. We could all use that right about now. — JSLike this:Like Loading...
First Alert Weather: Dry and warm for the Suncoast this workweek

3 days ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The week ahead will feature dry and sunny weather with slowly increasing humidity and temperatures. In fact, by the end of the week we could see temperatures breaking the records in some parts of southwest Florida. High pressure will. Be the dominate weather feature. It will build in the near Atlantic and nose in across Florida. This feature will bring us an easterly wind for most of the week.
Sunset 4/20/25

3 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Sunset 4/20/25 Posted on April 20, 2025 Posted by John Scalzi I got a new camera (a Nikon Coolpix P1100, review coming at some point), and one of the things it does really well is zoom in real close to far away objects. I tried it on the sunset today, and, yup, it got in real close. Enjoy. — JSLike this:Like Loading...
Easter Flowers

4 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Easter Flowers Posted on April 20, 2025 Posted by John Scalzi At the local nature preserve. No need to pick them! I brought them to you anyway!And happy Easter, if it is a holiday you celebrate. And if you do celebrate it, I hope you endeavor to live your life in a manner worthy of the redemption that Christ offered you.
The New Chair Arrives

5 days ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

There are not many physical things I actively covet in this world, but for a while now I’ve wanted a classic Eames chair. I couldn’t bring myself to purchase one because they are, in two words, stupidly expensive. There are less costly knock-off versions, of course, but in this particular case the knock-offs don’t do the psychic trick for me. If I was going to ever make the splurge, I wanted the “real thing.” After all, it was going to be my ass in the chair.