mark roth-whitworth

Sorry, folks, I’d meant to finish my Boskone report last week, but… Anyway, got up early enough to get something to eat and cappuccino (I would rather not patronize Star*uck’s, but time…), and got to my noon autographing session. Next time I get to Boskone, I need to ask to be added to the autographing… Continue reading Boskone 63, part the last

This past weekend, 13-15 Feb, 2026, was Boskone 63, in Boston, of course. We’d gone up two years ago, to do a pre-book launch for Becoming Terran, and enjoyed ourselves so much we decided to do it again. (Actually, we tried last year, but I screwed up big time, and we missed our train, and… Continue reading Boskone 63

I’ve been trying to keep this blog all related to my writing, but the last week in the real world reads like news on Engrelay Netserve from Becoming Terran. Things I need to note: As lawyers keep screaming, no, you cannot impeach the whole government in one swell foop. It’s each individual – as Rep.… Continue reading Political

A few months ago, I mentioned that Histria had signed a distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster… it’s for real. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Becoming-Terran/Mark-Roth-Whitworth/9798888601822

I assume folks reading this know of filking (it’s got a wikipedia page). Well, an interesting note: my son got me for a holiday present a book I’ve wanted for years, “The Mayor of MacDougal Street”, a memoir by Dave Van Ronk. (He lived mostly in NYC, you see, and that’s the Village.) If you’ve… Continue reading Something for filkers

I have to apologize for not posting much of anything, especially the last three months. The alleged “real world” is overwhelming, and I do what I can..even if it’s being another person out at the rallies, and writing towars my widest audience. Things have gotten much worse, to where Peter Thiel is *almost* as smart… Continue reading An apology, to old and new visitors

The assumption, bolstered by the Drake equation, is that any race that reaches interstellar space will Conquer the Universe. This is bullshit, and here’s why, for two major reasons – technological, and societal. For us to detect them, or for them to detect us, they have to meet the following qualifications, first, that they use… Continue reading Why There Is No Fermi Paradox

Yeah, I know, it’s been weeks. I’ve had issues with leg pain, and they just did a procedure yesterday. Only one part of my leg still is aching, and nothing above pain level 4, not the 5-7 I was getting. So, we got to Worldcon. And cons are now… strange. After a lifetime as a… Continue reading Worldcon trip report, #3

We got into Seattle, all right, but because of the locomotive issue, once again, no leisurely lunch. I’ve been having an Issue with my right leg the last month-plus, so I really have to lean on my walking stick… but they had nothing in the station. So, I ran around and around outside, found Chinatown,… Continue reading Seattle Worldcon Trip Report #2

Wherein we take public transit – the bus and the Metro – to Union Station, Washington, DC, and wait for our train. They seem to have combined the Floridian with the Capital Limited. And it’s four hours late. It finally pulls in, and we hear there were mechanical issues… We should have guessed this was… Continue reading Our Worldcon Trip Report, #1