John Scalzi
We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole.Collection: Writing
If your social consciousness seems stuck in 1975, 2014 is gonna be a rough ride.Collection: Consciousness
Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.Collection: Fear
It's easier to miss her at a cemetery, where she's never been anything but dead, than to miss her at all the places where she was alive.Collection: Missing
You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn't cost you much to do it. I'd rather apologize for something I didn't really care about and leave someone on Earth wishing me well.Collection: Feel Better
My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.Collection: Marriage
In other words, crew deaths are a feature, not a bug," Cassaway said, dryly.Collection: Bugs
Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.Collection: Reading
The story of how I left Huckleberry begins -- as do all worthy stories -- with a goatCollection: Stories
I failed angst in high school. They let me graduate anyway.Collection: School
I thought I saw him once, but it turned out to be a yetiCollection: Yeti
Guns don’t kill people. The aliens behind the triggers do.Collection: Gun
Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives.Collection: Fear
When you lose someone you love, you die too, and you wait around for your body to catch up.Collection: Love You
The Scooby gang doesn't travel because they are looking for crimes to solve. They travel because they're one step ahead of the deprogrammers. Somehow, Fred's got them all snookered. It probably has something to do with the Scooby Snacks.Collection: Snacks
Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; its a privately owned space on the Internet.Collection: Squares
Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.Collection: Inspirational
When it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions of the book. As the author, I'm impressed with Audible's commitment to my narrative -- and I'm geeking out that both Wil and Amber are reading my book. This is fantastic.Collection: Reading
I both love and am terrified by Greg Van Eekhout's vision of Los Angeles. I already want to go back.Collection: Vision
I grew up in southern California in the 80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.Collection: California
I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army.Collection: Army
Star Wars is not entertainment. Star Wars is George Lucas masturbating to a picture of Joseph Campbell and conning billions of people into watching the money shot.Collection: Stars
GamerGate is about harassing, threatening and silencing women. Started that way, has been that way all along. Dont pretend otherwise.Collection: Way
Damn real live people, getting in the way of peaceful ideals.Collection: Real