This is to announcement my immediate retirement as a science-fiction writer in order to pursue a career playing professional bingo. I also plan to go into investment banking as a sidelight. My hope is that this new career will give me more time to practice the accordion while writing occasional articles for National Review.
Announcement
April 1st, 2010 by skzb · 25 Comments
Tags: Steve
25 responses so far ↓
1 rone // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:07 am
I think you overdid it.
2 Patrick // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:17 am
Good luck with investment bingo! Always hated your books anyway.
3 Brian G // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:24 am
Dont make me come through this computer and kick yer ass.
4 Brian G // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:25 am
Hey, I just say todays date. I am such a Noob.
5 stevem // Apr 1, 2010 at 3:32 am
Congratulations. Finally, a respectable job. :)
6 Steven R. McEvoy // Apr 1, 2010 at 4:49 am
Best of Luck. maybe another author will take up Vlad’s tale.
7 Mike Timonin // Apr 1, 2010 at 5:29 am
It’s about time. Don’t forget to oppress some workers, or is that more or less a given?
8 lakrids404 // Apr 1, 2010 at 5:35 am
Huzzzaah!
9 Sharon C. // Apr 1, 2010 at 7:20 am
Please play me a polka!
10 Howard Brazee // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:08 am
Charles Stross’s blog of today still has him writing, sort of.
11 Reesa // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:38 am
Seriously, I stared at this for 10 minutes before I figured out what day it was. Being sick sure loses one some time sense; I think change of this magnitude even I would have noticed. Silly man!
12 Ashfae // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:40 am
Dear GOD don’t stop my heart like that!
13 GungleGim // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:58 am
You gosh darn %#@*& Hippo-loving ^^^% and #$#$ and **** horny-toad!!!! I applied for that position first! It’s my job!! Not yours!!! I will complain to my congressman about this! You just wait and see if I don’t! You’ll get yours you socialistic-liberal wanna-be!!
(Sorry, that last insult is going a little too far. My apoligies.)
I thought for sure I would going to get that job! Now I have to keep job hunting you heartless job-theif…yells, screams and curses fade into the distance…
14 B. Durbin // Apr 1, 2010 at 9:22 am
Why not just get a bunch of other authors and go start a band? :D
15 Return With the Force of a Birthing Galaxy » Blog warning - trauma ahead > Reesa Brown's homepage // Apr 1, 2010 at 10:11 am
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16 Miramon // Apr 1, 2010 at 10:54 am
Since they fired Frum, there’s a spot open at the American Enterprise Institute.
17 Apf // Apr 1, 2010 at 11:15 am
If you had said Poker instead of Bingo we might have believed you.
18 Scott // Apr 1, 2010 at 11:34 am
You forgot to give the real announcement:
Vlad! The Musical will be opening on Broadway next week.
Good luck at Goldman Sachs. We’ll miss you.
19 Karen (you know, Karen C.) // Apr 1, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I reado-ed that. I thought, “Damn, he’s finally gotten serious about the banjo!” The rest was poppycock, of course.
20 sburnap // Apr 1, 2010 at 1:51 pm
You forgot the part where you chose David Drake to finish up the Vlad novels.
21 ArchSchnitz // Apr 1, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Congratulations on the career change. I know it can be rough to change your source of income and way of life, but from what I’ve read, you’re the kind of guy to do it. I do have a request, though.
I do enjoy Vlad’s tale, and I’d like it if you sold the intellectual property before you retire to Stephanie Meyer. She’s one of the best of the new-school of writing, and I’d love to see her take on the characters and world. As a long time fan, I don’t feel you owe us, in fact I feel we owe you… but I’d appreciate it if you consider what I feel would be a good move for Loiosh, Vlad and above all, Sethra.
22 Kathy C. // Apr 1, 2010 at 6:06 pm
You know, I’d have almost bought that if you’d said “poker.”
23 Cait // Apr 1, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Evil, nasty man, playing dark pranks so.
24 Le Rouge // Apr 2, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Oddly enough, you probably could make more money at bingo.
25 Jason s.b.f. // Apr 5, 2010 at 2:28 pm
In Bingo do they have cool catchphrases like, “Always bet on B”?
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