J Alan Erwine's Blog

J Alan Erwine is a prize winning SF writer. He is also an SF editor, and the co-designer of the Ephemeris Role Playing Game. He is also the creator of the Rocks on the Other Side RPG, as well as the Battle for Turtle Island RPG.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Looks like surgery

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I met with a pain management specialist today, and he basically said that he didn't think there was anything he could do for me, because...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Battle for Turtle Island needs your help

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We're hoping for a December release of the new game, but if the Kickstarter is not successful, we might not be able to make that date, s...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

One giant leap for mankind...and then a stumble

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Neil Armstrong passed away yesterday, a little more than 43 years after he was the first person to walk on the moon.  That was a great momen...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Lance

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So, Lance Armstrong has dropped his bid to clear his name against doping charges.  Does this mean that he's admitting his guilt?  No.  D...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Discounted e-book

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Until the end of August, you can order the e-book version of my new novel A Problem in Translation for half price...that's just $2.50. ...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Ask away

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Things have been busy here with back to school and such, so I figured I'd open the blog up to questions.  If you have something you'...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Battle for Turtle Island

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What would have happened if the Medicine (magic) Native Americans had tried to use against the white settlers had been real?  What if the Gh...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Back to school

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It's hard to believe, but it's that time again.  Our oldest started back today.  Since she's in sixth grade, she's now a mid...
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Monday, August 06, 2012

First revisions are done

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I've just finished the first revisions for The Battle for Turtle Island: Buffalo Wars , also known as the game I've been working on....
Friday, August 03, 2012

A possible end to the pain

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I don't talk about it much, but those who actually know me know that I've been dealing with chronic pain for more than a decade.  Be...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

July recap

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The Battle for Turtle Island: Buffalo Wars cover The Martian Wave 2012 - a tease The Martian Wave 2012 - the e-book Kickstarter approve...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Tour de France recap

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I'm going to take a break from the postings about the tragic events, and my usual badgering about buying my books to talk about sports. ...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

The vigil

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Rebecca and I have just returned from the vigil for the victims of the theater massacre.  It was the first time I'd ever attended someth...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Trying to make sense of it all

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By now, just about everyone has added their comments to the web about what happened here in Aurora early Friday morning, but I feel I need t...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Battle for Turtle Island - The Kickstarter has begun

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We've officially kicked off the fund raising for the new game The Battle for Turtle Island: Buffalo Wars through Kickstarter.  Simply g...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Reviews-revisited

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Since I've been on vacation, I haven't really had much to blog about, but I thought while I had a moment during my final hours of fr...
Friday, July 13, 2012

The robbery, an update

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Some of you have been following the story of Rebecca getting robbed at work, and all of the court visits we've been through since that h...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Kickstarter approved

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I received word yesterday that Kickstarter has approved The Battle for Turtle Island: Buffalo Wars .  This means that we will now be able to...
Monday, July 09, 2012

The Martian Wave 2012 - The e-book

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The e-book version of the 2012 issue of The Martian Wave is now available.  You can find it in a wide variety of formats at https://www.smas...
Sunday, July 08, 2012

The Martian Wave 2012 - a tease

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I thought I'd give you a little tease of what you're missing if you haven't ordered your copy of the 2012 issue of The Martian W...
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