January 30, 2024

At the end of Uncommon Scents, an unruly mob of conspiracy believers gathers in Boyd Park, a lovely city park near downtown San Rafael. We wrote a scene filled with the creativity and diversity that people might bring to the world if augmented reality becomes widely available. Our scene is packed with in-jokes, references to…

January 23, 2024

The reality behind Veilpiercer’s supervillain I’m surprised by feedback about a character in Veilpiercer. Lexi Xenos is the CEO of the fictional giant tech company Arrgle, and she’s just awful. She’s obsessed with privilege. She’s rich beyond imagining and unashamed about using her wealth for selfish indulgence. She manipulates and belittles people, a high-tech version…

January 16, 2024

Here’s a sample of Veilpiercer to whet your appetite. Lexi Xenos, the CEO of giant tech company Arrgle, is getting a briefing at a meeting of high level executives about the company’s plan to create a religion out of whole cloth to boost sales. Crazy, right? Completely unrelated, just a fun fact. Did you know…

January 10, 2024

Bruce here. I have just finished my next novel, Veilpiercer. During the next few months I’ll be circulating it to editors and agents and possibly negotiating movie rights. If you would like to be a beta reader of Veilpiercer, send a quick email to info@arrgle.com and say “You betcha,” or “Hot diggity, free words,  I’m…