Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Are you living your last Disillusionment?
Does your last failure (or failures) haunt you? Do you keep remembering that last time you were terribly disappointed? Does the last time something important to you didn't work out keep you from dreaming?
Are you even aware if you're doing these things or not?
Is being called a sell-out a barrier to using your fannishness, your geekiness, in your career?
There's an odd idea that if you work for a big company (or even if you just make a lot of money), you've somehow compromised yourself. You've given up on the art, turned what you love into crude cash, etc. I encounter this idea erratically, but it always seems to be out there.
A reminder that Bonnie and I are taking a rest from our publishing schedule for labor day – there will be no News of the Day.
We can only hope that Disney doesn't buy anyone else, Sony doesn't invent something new, and Google, Microsoft, and Apple take a break from trying to fight each other for that day.
– Steven Savage