Category: News

  • 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…

  • 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!

  • Storytelling @ Riley’s Pour House:
    Weddings, Baseball, & Other May Rituals

    Who 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…

  • 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…

  • This Week at PARSEC:
    Dreams, Memory, & Time Travel

    This week I’ll be appearing at PARSEC for a discussion of dreams, memories and a form of everyday time travel that speaks to something central to the human condition . . . and the nature of story. PARSEC, an active contributor to Pittsburgh’s literary scene, is a non-profit organization promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror in literature, media and…

  • Scop Rock: This Week’s Show

    I’ll be returning to Riley’s on Saturday, April 4, backed up by bassist Duane Davis. Along the way, we’ll be joined by Tommy B on piano and others. This week’s show starts at 8:00 PM and wraps up 60+ songs later at midnight. It’s always a blast. If you live in Pittsburgh or are just passing…