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 fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel Waypoint Kangaroo (a 2017 Locus Awards Finalist and Endeavour Award Finalist) is the first in a series of funny science fiction spy thrillers. He has written for Ninth Step Station and Machina on Serial Box.
Curtis' short stories have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Oregon Reads Aloud, and elsewhere. His homebrew cat feeding robot was displayed in the "Worlds Beyond Here" exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. 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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At Long Last, Love
Published Apr 12, 2019 · 1,447 words (6 minutes) · 1 like · 722 views
Literary Fiction Romance television the universe and everything
When was the last time you were truly happy?
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Go, Space Racer!
Published Feb 8, 2019 · 5,942 words (22 minutes) · 6 likes · 1042 views
Unscripted! Raw! Rocketship rivalry! Reality TV takes to the cosmos
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Somebody's Daughter
Published Jan 15, 2019 · 13,367 words (49 minutes) · 4 likes · 1145 views
Detective Jake Lanosky is rarely moved these days—not since the death of his wife—but when a cloned girl at death’s doorstep turns up and insists she’s his daughter, he’s thrown into the investigation of a lifetime. Author Curtis C. Chen writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO was a finalist for both the Locus and Endeavour awards, and its sequel KANGAROO TOO is now available from Macmillan.
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