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Here’s the full wrap-around jacket art for “Long Eyes,” again by the talented Jacob Charles Dietz, who may or may not have another Carlson project up his sleeve. If I told ya, I’d have to kill ya.
Here also is the full table of contents:
Introduction
“Long Eyes”
“Pressure”
“Planet of the Sealies”
“Pattern Masters”
“Caninus”
“Eighth-Acre Blues”
“Exit”
“Monsters”
“Romance”
“Nurture”
“Gunfight at the Sugarloaf [...]

Yes, I’m alive! It’s hard to believe I haven’t hit this blog in over a month, but I’ve been a busy little duck. In addition to a brand-new project, I’ve also been writing, editing, organizing, and directing a new, all-inclusive short fiction collection under the title “Long Eyes.”
Here’s the sexy new cover [...]

So I’ve neglected my blog again because the writing’s been going gangbusters, which I like.
My plan was to make this announcement when ebook versions of “The Frozen Sky” topped 10,000 units sold. Whoops! Instead it’s hit 13,000 — lucky thirteen — and as a big thanks to everyone who’s made “Sky” a success [...]

Superfan Ben Metzler, the quiet genius behind the stark, ominous cover art for “The Frozen Sky,” has stepped up to the plate again with another visually intriguing rendition, this time for “Long Eyes.”
I gotta call for a vote!!!
To our left we have the original artwork for this e-collection. To our right we have [...]

This is me on the cutting edge of the twenty-first century:
Some of you know my novella “The Frozen Sky,” an alien encounter sci fi thriller set on Jupiter’s moon Europa. In October, “The Frozen Sky” went live on Kindle, where it sat quietly until the New Year.
Since then, it’s rocketed up through the rankings. [...]

Man, I think I’m getting LATER with everything.  Life has been nuts, but productive. I can’t complain. In the meantime, I have an interesting new short story out in the just released anthology Welcome To The Greenhouse from O/R Books. The line-up is slam-bang, and it’s a good-looking book:
Benkoelen • Brian W. [...]

Lots of fun news as usual in the Carlson household.  First, although it’s December, the February issue of Asimov’s is in stores.  Those crazy magazine people.  �
In this issue, Aliette and I ride again!  My comrade from Writers of the Future has a new Xuya story from her alternate history where China [...]

I am actually still alive.  Thanksgiving did us in.  We have too many family in the area, so Turkey Day stretched over two and a half days with multiple events, endless prep,  cleaning, and moaning on the couch with too many croissants in my belly… and my experience is that if I lose three days [...]

Today we have a tasty smorgasbord of fun.  First, a friend in Estonia sent me this AWESOME link to a mad, mad, spectacular sport no doubt inspired by my childhood-favorite movie “Rollerball.”
Yes!  Soccer with motorcycles!  Goalies being crushed!  Check it out!
Closer to home in Rockland, Maine, Paul Cole with radio station WRFR and the “Beam [...]

It was a quiet week this week with my nose to the computer, banging through fresh pages, which is always a pleasure.
Nobody ever tells me anything, though, so I was surprised to learn that I was on Starshipsofa again — now the hot new fresh Hugo Award-winning Starshipsofa.
A few weeks ago, Tony Smith and I [...]