Photo by Christine Valada, 1988 |
Photo by Alysen Tellure, 2018
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Welcome to my site. I hope you enjoy it, and that you'll find it useful.
You won't find videos or flashy graphics here, just solid blocks of text with an occasional picture: I'm a writer. There's a page on writing, and one on musings about science fiction and fantasy. There's even a personal page, that'll tell you a little about me. (There's not much to tell.) It has my complete biblio. I was tempted to suppress the first page of that, lest you track down and read my early stuff. You wouldn't like it.
On the writing page there are three free stories as samplers of what I do, for those really curious about me. The best way to get to know a writer is to read his/her stuff.
Also below are links to some of my friends. As they say in Hollywood, I've got friends I haven't even used yet.
"Rob Chilson's mordant wit will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours!" -- Algis Budrys
This is a spoof of horror fiction, especially of horror comics. Note: the secret to making a spoof gripping reading--as opposed to a collection of lame jokes--is, first, to tell a compelling story; and, second, to ground it in characters, backgrounds, and situations as real as you can contrive. Never laugh at your own jokes; in fact, don't joke. Tell your story with a straight face. A bunch of rednecks digging up a copper coffin to sell it for scrap is funny enough without rimshots.
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