A book reading in Bellingham, WA

I will be reading and signing The Age of Ice on October 18 in Village Books in Bellingham.  Starts at 7:00 PM. 

I agree

with this article in HuffPost

Sequestration ushers in a dark age for science in America


It is  a detailed, accurate account of today's state of affairs in biomedical sciences: 

A Zeno's paradox and a brinicle video

Will the warship outrun the sailboat?

I took this pic during my off time at San Diego's waterfront. I am back from trips to LA, San Diego, and Portland where I was reading from, rambling about, and scribbling on The Age of Ice. Thank you all who came to listen to me. I hope you had a good time!
Something I mentioned at the readings -- a video of a "brinicle," a.k.a. an ice finger of death. Make sure you watch till the end, where it is the most icy and deadly. Here is the link: An Ice Finger of Death

Readings and readings

Thank you all  for making my first reading from The Age of Ice, held at the University bookstore in Seattle, an awesome event. My next two readings will be in California: one in Pasadena and one in San Diego. Please visit my website's page Author Appearances  for schedule details and bookstore links.

Ta-daaaa! The novel is out, officially

And I scheduled a giveaway on Goodreads, of which I am now a member.

Author news

My short story The Colors of Cold can now be read at Wattpad , an online library of free fiction, where I now have a profile.
I have also posted blog entries at the Campaign for the American Reader an excellent website dedicated to connecting readers and writers, a site that holds all answers to the question What to read next? 
My entries are here and here

Introducing: Ice is Cool

The main character of my novel The Age of Ice, Prince Alexander, is obsessed with ice. Among the many ice-related things that he does, is ice sculpture. Here is an interview with a real-life, present-day ice sculptor and entrepreneur Tatiana Viquez, who lives in the hot Southern CA, and has kindly agreed to talk with me about thrills and challenges of her art, about girl-power and power-tools, and why her company is called Troubled Ice.

Q: Why ice sculpting?
A:  I'm an art lover, always have been. I draw, paint, work with pastels, create chalk murals, glass blow; basically, I'll try anything that lets me be creative. Which is pretty much how I became an ice sculptor. And honestly, once you see the tools you get to use as an ice sculptor, why wouldn't you want to be one? Chainsaws, chisels, rotary tools. I love the power. Sculpting ice gives me a rush I don't experience from dragging a pencil across a piece of paper.  I know that when I hold a power-tool with a hundred sharp teeth that could sever off any of my appendages, all my senses are heightened. And I get to wield this tool to make works of art that makes people question, is it glass?  Is it plastic?  No, it's water, it's ice, that’s the marvel!
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