Welcome to my Work In Progress
You probably know me from my science fiction writing,
mostly in Analog
magazine. (Been there since 1998. It's almost like home now.)
Some of you might know me from humorous projects I've done on
the side. And a few of you may just be family members peeking
in. (Hi, Mom.)
I hope to have something for all of you here. I'll be
listing the stories I've published
over the years, along with insights
into selected ones. I'll be showing off some of the other writing I've done, with greater or
lesser connections to science fiction. And there will be
random stuff I'll throw in from time to time, to keep things
fresh.
This website remains a work in progress. Keep peeking in for updates on what
I've added.
So take a look around, please. Navigating buttons are on
your left: they'll get you where you need to go, and with no
dead ends. And if you run
out of interesting stuff, don't worry, there will be
more soon.
If you want to drop me a note -- even, or especially, to
point out glitches here at the website -- my mailbox is always
open. Not to spam, though, so I'll have to be careful spelling
it out:
shane at (the URL, minus www period)
And if that doesn't stymie the spambots, nothing will.
"Hidden Achievement" -- appeared in Analog, July/August 2025
March 2, 2026 -- The latest installment of The Time-Traveler's Handbook is posted. I'll save the chapter title as a little surprise.
February 23, 2026 -- The Time-Traveler's Handbook continues, with "Packing for the Trip" now posted.
February 16, 2026 -- The Time-Traveler's Handbook rounds into Part Two with the chapter "Class Is in Session".
February 9, 2026 -- "Getting 'Doxed", the fifth chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook, is up, breaking the time loop begun back on the 2nd.
February 2, 2026 -- "Make and Model", the fourth chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook, is now posted.
February 2, 2026 -- "Make and Model", the fourth chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook, is now posted.
February 2, 2026 -- "Make and Model", the fourth chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook, is now posted.
Has everyone gotten the joke? And do I now owe royalties to the estate of Harold Ramis?
January 26, 2026 -- "Taking Hold", the third chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook, is now up. Also, an apology for the temporary disappearance of the website. There was a brain freeze on this end, not related to recent weather.
January 19, 2026 -- The second chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook is now online.
January 12, 2026 -- The first chapter of The Time-Traveler's Handbook is posted. Enjoy.
January 5, 2026 -- Not too long between updates this time. {wink}
The prologues to The Time-Traveler's Handbook are posted. Start with the first one, naturally. There's a link at the bottom of that page to the second -- or you can use that link. Do note the subtitle to the second prologue before reading on, though really it won't deter anybody. At least it had better not: I'm counting on readers.
Oh, and my apologies for a flubbed link and an unclosed tag in the last update. They're fixed now.
January 1, 2026 -- Again, too long between updates.
A long-term project of mine has been hanging fire for what is now approaching two years, and I am frankly sick of it going nowhere. One prospective publisher (I will not name names, for now) took over a year and a half to make absolutely no decision and perhaps take absolutely no look at the manuscript. Other independent publishers either are no kind of match for the subject, aren't accepting submissions at this time or for some time to come, or have no way to submit book-length works, despite publishing book-length works.
I want people to read my book, and I want to be paid for my book. I may have to settle for one out of two for a while.
Starting next week, I will be publishing chapters of The Time-Traveler's Handbook at this website, at a rate of a chapter a week. I expect to start with both prologues -- there's an explanation for that -- as my first upload. Sometime on January 5th, or perhaps a bit afterward, watch this space. (Or check out my old fact article "Tips for the Budget Time-Traveler" as a preview. It's not entirely up to date this far after its first publication, but it's still a good sneak preview of what is to come.)
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