In less than five minutes yesterday, a gentleman I didn’t even know–author Joshua Swainston–reached out to me to offer information that has the potential to be of enormous value.   Joshua took the time yesterday at mid-day to point me to local (Tacoma-area) venues that offer showcases to authors. I pursued them yesterday afternoon and, before evening the same day, half…

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Calling all interviewers, reporters  and features writers!!!   My interview schedule is opening up again. A number of you have expressed interest in interviewing me during Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, so now’s the time to schedule a date and time! (Rod… Roger… Larry… Michael… Brandon… You know who you are!)   Hey, why no female interviewers…

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Adam Nimoy’s Spockumentary For the Love of Spock is showing tonight and Wednesday night at 7 PM at The Grand Cinema in downtown Tacoma. Lisa and I have tickets for the Wednesday showing because the two showings are selling out fast.   I want to see it for three reasons: to support The Grand Cinema, which…

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Major, monumental THANK YOU and SHOUT OUT to the Ed Kyllonen family and Dr. Matondo Gabriel Wawa for going miles and miles out of your way today to come see and support me at the Yelm Arts and Crafts Show. (You know you have friends when they’ll do something like this to show support!)  …

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Written Sept. 8, 2016 What a DE-lightful day. Star Trek memes and best wishes are everywhere in social media.   There are countless fabulously-creative people in fandom. Someone ought to make an album of the Most Fabulous #StarTrek50th Anniversary memes. I would buy it at warp speed!   Like most people, I can’t imagine life without Star…

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This afternoon at 4 PM I’ll be jumping on a Google Hangouts session with Scott Hertzog of SciFi Diner to talk about my decades-long association and friendship with DeForest Kelley. I’m looking forward to it…   After doing a substantial series of interviews over the course of the last month I’m beginning to feel like a pro.…

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Lisa Twining Taylor of Dancing Goat Web Design will the be guest speaker at the September 22nd Yelm Writers’ Circle at the Timberland Library in Yelm.   I will come along as Lisa’s sidekick and videographer, as she was for me during my presentation last month.   Lisa will be  sharing an overview of effective…

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Yesterday’s interview with Shawn Wray of Cosmic Potato went well, I thought.   It was a hoot to go from interacting with Brits, with their proper English accents, to chatting with a Texas Trek fan who was raised in Alabama.   I found myself wanting to talk to gentleman Shawn (a great interviewer, by the way!)…

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Yesterday on my way back from seeing the new Meryl Streep movie (the fellow who played the concert pianist was every bit as brilliant as Meryl: I anticipate a Best Supporting Actor nomination for him) I spotted a tall green, old-fashioned four drawer filing cabinet on my street. The sign read FREE so I manhandled…

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