“The Road to Comic Con” doesn’t scan well with “the Road to Rhode Island,” unless you invert the long and short syllables. Worse harm has been done in the service of doggerel, I guess.

Friday, my grandfather sent me a large square package, that turned out to contain…

Which was an excellent capstone to the week. Thanks, grandpa!

Yesterday, also, I wrote a brief essay for Sci Fi Fan Letter about the way some of my experiences in China influenced Three Parts Dead. Check it out here if you’re interested.