Author Archives: Gareth Branwyn

My Research Residency on the Maker Movement

I started my Provisions Library Research Residency at George Mason University yesterday. For the next 3 weeks, I’ll be researching the maker movement. Is it really a “movement”? What does that mean, exactly? How large is its reach? What areas of education, technology, business, local community, and the culture at large is it touching, andContinue reading “My Research Residency on the Maker Movement”

Sneak Peek at Traveling Device Book (Including My Foreword)

The comics website Major Spoilers has posted a sneak peek of Device Volume 3, the latest in a series of gorgeous found-object and post-industrial surrealism art books from Device Gallery. This one is called Traveling Device and covers train, planes, automobiles, rocket ships, and strange inexplicable creature-vehicles from the Id. I’ve written the forewords toContinue reading “Sneak Peek at Traveling Device Book (Including My Foreword)”

First Review of Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing

Cool, it’s the first mini-review of Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing, (from Roy Christopher’s blog): Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing (Sparks of Fire Press, 2013), an excerpt from Gareth Branwyn‘s forthcoming book, Borg Like Me, & Other Tales of Art, Eros, and Embedded Systems (Sparks of Fire Press, 2014), is a handy guide for writersContinue reading “First Review of Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing”

I Join Wink Books as a Contributor!

I am thrilled to announce that I’m joining the illustrious company of Carla Sinclair, Mark Frauenfelder, and Kevin Kelly as a regular contributor to their new WINK book review site. I love the idea behind the site (reviewing only books that are best served by print — celebrating the unique qualities of analog publishing inContinue reading “I Join Wink Books as a Contributor!”

Wink Book Review Site Launched by Co-Founders of Wired and Boing Boing

I am so tickled by the announcement today of this new website by my old cohort at Boing Boing, Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair, and Kevin Kelly, formerly of Wired and now running the Cool Tools site (with Mark). Wink is being produced under the auspices of Cool Tool. The premise is why-didn’t-I-think-of-that brilliant. EveryContinue reading “Wink Book Review Site Launched by Co-Founders of Wired and Boing Boing”

“Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing” is here!

Hot off the presses! It’s a print version of “Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing.” 20-page booklet, color cover on cover stock. $6 postpaid (US and CND), $9 elsewhere. Inscribed by me. Paypal or Amazon Payments to garethbranwyn@mac.com. Back cover copy: First released on the eve of the blogging revolution in the late 90s, “Gareth’s TipsContinue reading ““Gareth’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing” is here!”

The Internet is Punk Rock!

Finally closing in on all the content for my book, Borg Like Me. Here is an excerpt from an essay about working with Billy Idol on his ill-fated Cyberpunk record. The piece is called “The Internet is Punk Rock!” It’s the kind of bizarre life moment that makes reality suddenly go all funny round itsContinue reading “The Internet is Punk Rock!”

Testify at People’s Birthdays, Not Their Funerals

Today is the day, nine years ago, that my late wife, Pam Bricker, left this-here junkyard world. This post is in tribute to her, but it is NOT about her (please, NO condolence messages). It’s actually about YOU. And me. About how we are with each other. This is something that’s been eating at meContinue reading “Testify at People’s Birthdays, Not Their Funerals”

I’m Doing a Reading at SXSW

I”m thrilled to announce that I will be attending SXSW and will be doing a reading from Borg Like Me at the “Cyberpunk Retrofest” after party, sponsored by EFF/EFF-Austin. Here are the deets. If you’re going to be at SXSW, come to this event and say “hi.” A Cyberpunk Retrofest presented by EFF/EFF-Austin An OfficialContinue reading “I’m Doing a Reading at SXSW”