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John A. Underwood

Science Fiction and Fantasy Author

Category: This Writer’s Life

My Grandfather’s Antenna

My grandfather turned 90 last month, and I’d like to share an anecdote from the Long, Long Ago. I love this anecdote because it encapsulates a number of my granddad’s characteristics, and because it has a serious atompunk/dieselpunk flavor to it.… Read More My Grandfather’s Antenna

May 5, 2019May 2, 2019 John A. UnderwoodLeave a comment

Lost: 15K Words, Reward Offered

Last month, my five year old laptop bit the dust and I lost 15,000 words. The laptop had been acting funky for a minute. Finally, without me actually telling it to, the laptop reformatted itself. I’ve used Dropbox for over a decade, and since I bought that laptop in December of 2013 I’ve also made… Read More Lost: 15K Words, Reward Offered

May 2, 2019 John A. UnderwoodLeave a comment

Single Player Campaign (Another DnD Post)

Gabs and I have been running a single-player mini-campaign the last couple of weeks.… Read More Single Player Campaign (Another DnD Post)

February 20, 2019February 23, 2019 John A. Underwood1 Comment

90s Websites

I remember building my first web site on Geocities, and I’m totally willing to talk about it openly because Geocities is gone and you (probably) can’t find it to shame me with.… Read More 90s Websites

February 15, 2019 John A. Underwood2 Comments

Tabletop Gaming and Fantasy

The last few weeks, I’ve been running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. It’s my first time as a DM. None of the players had played before. They’ve played console RPGs before, like Skyrim and Fable, and they’ve recently had an absolutely unhealthy obsession with Catan, but this is their first foray into old-school pen and… Read More Tabletop Gaming and Fantasy

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 John A. UnderwoodLeave a comment

An Open Letter to SyFy

I was nine years old when you first appeared. I was on a family vacation when I learned of your existence. I demanded my parents call our cable company the instant we got back home. I loved you. You gave me Twilight Zone marathons and two hours of Dark Shadows every day. You introduced me to Night Stalker… Read More An Open Letter to SyFy

May 21, 2018 John A. UnderwoodLeave a comment

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