Curtis C. Chen
Curtis writes mostly science fiction and fantasy. MOSTLY.
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Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, CURTIS C. CHEN (陳致宇) now writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO (a 2017 Locus Awards Finalist and Endeavour Award Finalist) is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, lands our hero on the Moon to confront long-buried secrets. Curtis' short stories have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, MISSION: TOMORROW, and OREGON READS ALOUD. He is a graduate of the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers' workshops. You can find Curtis at Puzzled Pint on the second Tuesday of most every month. And yes, there is a puzzle hidden in each of the KANGAROO book covers! Finding the rabbit holes is left as an exercise for the reader.
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Reprint for August: "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel"
Published Aug 1, 2019 · 97 words (1 minute) · 27 views
from Oregon to orbit
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Alternate Astronauts Ahoy!
Published Jul 18, 2019 · 190 words (1 minute) · 38 views
apollo50th from the earth to the moon ch-ch-ch-changes
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing!
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Reprint for July: "Laddie Come Home"
Published Jul 9, 2019 · 144 words (1 minute) · 73 views
artificial intelligence accessory decolonizing
This month, a trip to Indonesia with a talking computer!
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nothing ever ends
Published Jun 20, 2019 · 158 words (1 minute) · 3 likes · 65 views
it's neverending
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That's Why It's Hotter Under the Water
Published Jun 11, 2019 · 324 words (2 minutes) · 117 views
Yeah we in luck here, down in the muck here!
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Summer Reading
Published May 7, 2019 · 101 words (1 minute) · 87 views
it's getting hot out there
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Milestones
Published Apr 25, 2019 · 345 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 139 views
How "Defeated" came to be: a story about collaboration
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The First Story I Sold
Published Apr 12, 2019 · 138 words (1 minute) · 88 views
Behind the scenes of "At Long Last, Love"
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I'm Back!
Published Apr 8, 2019 · 178 words (1 minute) · 106 views
No excuses, just reasons.
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