taken by Darryl Konsmo, Leduc, Alberta, Canada, Sep. 24, 2006

...the rainbow, had a sister she would be the goddess of Aurora. Glowing green ripples form arcs that constantly transform their shape into new glowing diaphanous forms. There is nothing static about auroras. They are always moving, always changing, and like snowflakes, each display is different from the last. Sometimes, there is a faint touch of red layered above the green. There are bright spots...

...is below the horizon for 4 months in the middle of winter, and above the horizon for 4 months in summer. During the couple of months in between we have more-or-less normal days. Includes shots of auroras and the very rare polar stratospheric nacreous clouds, which form when ozone depleting gases crystallize in the upper atmosphere in the intense cold. Summer population is about 1200 people, winter...

The Auroras were given out last night at KeyCon in Winnipeg, and the Best Short Form in English goes to Hayden Trenholm's "Like Water in the Desert". Congrats, Hayden! Other winners are listed here . (It was an honour just being nominated for Metamorphoses in Amber , which was among the stories picked for storySouth's Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2007 .) I wasn't able to go to KeyCon...

Suzanne Church ( canadiansuzanne ) interviewed me over the course of last week on the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy group on Facebook, as part of the Aurora Nominees Interview series. The...Earth where colossal leonine monsters once roamed instead of dinosaurs. Good luck with the award and congratulations on the nomination. I look forward to reading more of your work. Thank you.

Here it is: Prix Aurora Awards Ballot ! I've been keeping this news under my hat for a week now, as I was waiting for the official Prix Aurora Awards ballot to be released first (originally scheduled...Kierans, Amy De Ruyte Sun 10:00 AM (Ballr. East) Writers of the Future Jim C. Hines (mod), Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Rimar, Stephen Kotowych Sun 1:00 PM (Salon 443) Reading Tony Pi See you there

...Moon and we can be thankful for that. If it were that close, Earth would be in for some very bad times! Also, I'll report that there has been some recent solar activity, and the chances for auroras is up a bit if you are in the Far North. Here in the continental US the chances are still low, but you can keep track through this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration page: Auroral...

Niche , the best coffee & tea place in my neighbourhood, had a plumbing problem last Friday, which I thought would be a temporary closure. However, it remained closed all weekend, and yesterday, it turned...my eligible publications this year: " Metamorphoses in Amber ", Abyss & Apex , Q4 2007. "The Stone Cipher", Writers of the Future XXIII . "The Pinocchio Cantatas", Tales of the Unanticipated 28.