Category: News
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Teaming Up for NIGHTMARE CINEMA
This Way to Egress, a script that I’ve co-written with David Slade (Hannibal, 30 Days of Night), goes into production early next year. It’s based on my short story “Traumatic Descent.” Yes, I’m jazzed about this. Here’s the press release from Daily Dead: Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov. 6, 2015 – Ten years after launching…
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This Week @ KGB: We’ll Take Manhattan
Trust me, you won’t want to miss this month’s installment of Fantastic Fiction at the KGB. The place has been named the best literary venue in New York City by New York Magazine, the Village Voice, and others. And since the 1990s, the Fantastic Fiction Series has been the premier showcase for live readings in the sf/f/h genre.…
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Seaton Hill Workshops @ WPF & IYWM
The 21st-Century Scop is at Seton Hill University this week, giving presentations on The Art of Revision and The Shortest Stories Every Written. “Revision” comes first, offered on Thursday at 1:00 PM as part of SHU’s graduate program in Writing Popular Fiction. “The Shortest Stories.” follows on Friday at 11:00 AM, presented by In Your Write Mind, a…
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Returning to Riley’s Pour House on June 13
Save the date! I’ll be returning to Riley’s with Duane Davis, Lauren Connolly Moore, and friends on Saturday, June 13. Show starts at 8:00 PM. Come early. Stay late. And expect the unexpected. In the photo: Tommy B. (in front), Lauren Connolly Moore, Duane Davis, and the 21st-Century Scop. See you there!
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Storytelling @ Riley’s Pour House:
Weddings, Baseball, & Other May RitualsWho doesn’t have a baseball or a wedding story? We’ll find out when Storytelling at Riley’s returns Tuesday, May 26. We’re currently taking advance signup for storytelling. If you have a story to share, we’d love to add you to our roster of storytellers. Send emails to: the21stcenturyscop@yahoo.com You can also leave a post on…
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Who Says You Can’t Repeat the Past?
The good people at PARSEC, Pittsburgh premier science fiction organization, have posted the audio of my April 11 presentation “Dreams, Memory, and Time Travel.” It’s the first in what I understand will be a series of podcasts featuring speakers from Parsec’s monthly meetings. Held in Squirrel Hill, the meeting gave me a chance to revisit my…