I like to tell stories. Sometimes, they're fiction; other times, they're true. Stories help us understand the universe and our place in it, give us ways to express emotions that are difficult to let out otherwise, and entertain us. I aim most of all for the last: I want to entertain by telling a good story. I figure that if I can manage to do that, the rest will take care of itself.

I'm grateful whenever anyone's willing to read or listen to my stories, so thank you for considering my work and for dropping by this site.

News

Check out this SCI Fi Wire story on One Jump Ahead.

Enough folks asked about getting their hands on some One Jump Ahead swag that we set up a Cafe Press store where you can do just that. You'll find all sorts of goodies, each of which is sporting the fine Steve Hickman cover. If you buy any of these things, you'll also be contributing, albeit indirectly, to charity. We mark up each item a flat two bucks. We then donate that two bucks to The Literacy Council.

The eARC of Slanted Jack is now available for purchase online. You can buy it here. For more on this eARC business, see my blog entry on the topic. Enjoy!

I'm excited to report that Transhuman is now available online and in bookstores. Conventional wisdom is that anthologies sell badly. Pick up a copy, enjoy a broad range of stories, and help defy convention!

Hear Mark's interview on The State of Things,  broadcast by North Carolina Public Radio WUNC on Wednesday, October 17.

One Jump Ahead, an SF adventure novel, is still in stores.

Catch Toni Weisskopf's interview with Mark on the Baen Books site.

Check Future Weapons of War, an original anthology, for a Jon & Lobo story.