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Read-along Neuromancer, Part 1
December 6, 2025
Welcome to the December issue of Hacker Chronicles! This issue begins our three-part read-along of William Gibson's Neuromancer. If you haven't started...
Reminder: Neuromancer read-along, first 30 pages
November 27, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving! Just a quick reminder that we'll read William Gibson's Neuromancer together. In just over a week, I will review the first part, "Chiba...
Introducing Read-Along!
November 1, 2025
Welcome to the November issue of Hacker Chronicles! Fall is upon the northern hemisphere, and before we know it, we'll celebrate Thanksgiving. I'm trying to...
Review of Tron (1982)
October 5, 2025
Welcome to the October issue of Hacker Chronicles! On Friday, October 10, Tron: Ares hits theaters — the third installment in the classic hacker fiction...
Back to writing, evolving thrillers into mystery
September 6, 2025
Welcome to the September issue of Hacker Chronicles! I'm back to writing. 🎉 This newsletter issue explores my plans for the coming novel and beyond (without...
Five trends inspiring my fiction, and numbering the Binary Release
August 9, 2025
Welcome to the August issue of Hacker Chronicles! I noticed the opening line of my last issue said January, right after wishing y'all Happy 4th. I wonder if...
Review of V for Vendetta (2006)
July 5, 2025
Happy July 4th and welcome to the January issue of Hacker Chronicles! It's time to review V for Vendetta which influenced hacktivism globally. Next issue...
Hacker fiction timeline, and Binary Release reveal
June 14, 2025
Welcome to the June issue of Hacker Chronicles! Sorry for the late arrival. Just like two years ago, a trip to Sweden visiting family got in the way of...
The Rise of Hacktivism, and the Release of "Submerged"
May 3, 2025
Welcome to the May issue of Hacker Chronicles! Today marks the official release of my new hacker thriller Submerged. 🍾 Links under Writing Update. This...
Pre-orders of Submerged are live!
April 26, 2025
Hello! You can now pre-order my new hacker thriller Submerged! Spoiler alert: Don't read the description of the book if you want a completely spoiler-free...
Cover Reveal and the Specter of Thick Books
April 5, 2025
Welcome to the April issue of Hacker Chronicles! I'm happy to reveal the official cover for the print edition of Submerged. See Writing Update. Then we'll...
Gutenberg and The Digital Horizon
March 8, 2025
Welcome to the March issue of Hacker Chronicles! My upcoming novel Submerged has been typeset, and I recently visited the Gutenberg Museum in Germany. That...
Interview with hacker novelist John Sundman
February 1, 2025
Welcome to the February issue of Hacker Chronicles! In this issue, I'm excited to interview fellow hacker fiction author John Sundman. He has used different...
How AI Affects Human Creativity
January 4, 2025
Happy New Year, and welcome to the January issue of Hacker Chronicles! Over the holiday break, I read a scientific paper titled Human Creativity in the Age...
Signed Copies of Submerged, and Review of Anon (2018)
December 8, 2024
Happy belated Thanksgiving, and welcome to the December issue of Hacker Chronicles! Several of you have asked how to get a signed copy of my upcoming novel...
Editing with AI tool ProWritingAid
November 3, 2024
Welcome to the November issue of Hacker Chronicles! This month's features: How to get a signed copy of my upcoming novel Submerged My recent chat with New...
Mr. Robot, Season 1, Episode 1
October 6, 2024
Welcome to the October issue of Hacker Chronicles! Fall is here. 🍂 Such a great time of year to read, don't you think? I got a lot of reactions and thoughts...
Generative AI in Writing, and the NaNoWriMo Conflict
September 7, 2024
Welcome to the September issue of Hacker Chronicles! There's been a huge uproar on generative AI among people close to the National Novel Writing Month,...
Hacker review of Cyberpunk (short story, 1980)
August 4, 2024
Welcome to the August issue of Hacker Chronicles! I've got a treat for you cyberpunk lovers out there – a hacker review of the 1980 short story that started...
Audiobook published + Interview with Anna L. Davis
July 20, 2024
Welcome to the July issue of Hacker Chronicles! Two weeks late, I know. All because I foolishly thought the global audiobook publishing process would be...
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