The Mob, Vegas, and Tea

I'm excited to announce that the University of Nevada Press will be publishing my latest short story in a Science Fiction anthology put together by editors Jarret Keene and Todd James Pierce.

I mentioned this book once before here, but now we have more details. The book called "Doom Town: Tales of Near-Future Las Vegas" is slated for release in Fall 2010.

It was way back in 2008 in a bar in Vegas, when Jarret first mentioned this project. And now the idea is becoming reality. With Jarret and Todd editing, I know it will be a magical book.

xo.

Photo: A tiny part of a huge modern art installment near Champs Elysees. I recently took this photo in Paris.

I was surprised to get such a wonderful slew of responses to this interview I did with plant physiologist Jodie Holt of UC Riverside. She advised director James Cameron and others on the set of 'Avatar.' The real science behind science-fiction can be truly fascinating-- and extensive. In Holt's case, she created an entire encyclopedia of plant names called a "Pandorapedia."

Here's the full Q&A:
"Inventing the plants of 'Avatar'"