Jayme Lynn Blaschke


Jayme Lynn Blaschke is an American journalist and author of science fiction, fantasy and related non-fiction. Primarily known for his genre-related interviews with authors and editors, he published a collected volume of 17 interviews, Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak, through the University of Nebraska Press in 2005. In 2016 he published an extensively-researched history of the infamous brothel that served as the inspiration behind The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas titled Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse.
Blaschke earned his B.A. in journalism from Texas A&M University in 1992 and has worked as both a writer and editor in print journalism and media relations fields. From December 2002 through December 2005 he served as fiction editor for . In 2006 he founded , a group blog featuring contributors such as Chris Nakashima-Brown, Stephen Dedman, Alexis Glynn Latner, Jess Nevins and Zoran Živković. He is an active member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and served as that organization’s director of media relations 2006-2012. Blaschke resides in New Braunfels, Texas, and is a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop.

Partial bibliography

BOOKS
Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse, The History Press, August 2016

Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak, University of Nebraska Press, April 2005
SHORT FICTION
"Mother of Sprits," The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities HarperVoyager, July 2011

"Apostate Treasures, LTD.," No Fear of the Future, December 2009

"A Plague of Banjos," Electric Velocipede No. 15-16, winter 2008

"The Whale Below," Fast Ships, Black Sails Night Shade Books, December 2008

"The Makeover Men," HelixSF No. 6, October 2007

"Being an Account of the Final Voyage of La Riaza: A Circumstance in Eight Parts," Interzone
No. 210, June 2007

"Coyote for President," RevolutionSF.com, November 2006

"Prince Koindrindra Escapes," Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard, F.A.C.T./MonkeyBrain, October 2006

"The Days of Rice and Assault," The World Wide Realm of Jayme Lynn Blaschke, July 2005

"Simultas," Kings of the Night III, Cyberpulp, August 2004

"Devil In a Tiny Little Ocean Bloc Container," The Leading Edge No. 42, October 2001

"Cyclops in B Minor," Writers of the Future vol. 14, Bridge Publications, 1998

"The Dust," Interzone No. 129, March 1998

"Project Timespan," Interzone No. 116, Feb 1997
INTERVIEWS
Wil McCarthy, The Brutarian No. 54, winter 2010

Allen Steele, The Brutarian No. 53, spring 2009

Joe Haldeman, The Brutarian No. 52, fall 2008

Peter S. Beagle, The Brutarian No. 48-49, winter 2007

Jacqueline Carey, The Brutarian No. 46, Spring 2006

Peter David, The Brutarian No. 44, Summer 2005

Lois McMaster Bujold, Postscripts No. 3, Spring 2005

Scott Edelman, Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak, University of Nebraska Press, April 2005

Paul Dini, RevolutionSF.com, Aug. 2004

Kage Baker, Postscripts No. 2, Summer 2004

Lucius Shepard, StrangeHorizons.com, Jan. 2004

David Drake, The Brutarian No. 40, Fall 2003

Rick Klaw, SFSite.com, Nov. Dec. 2003

Vernor Vinge, StrangeHorizons.com, Sept. 2003

Judd Winick, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, May 2003

Martha Wells, Interzone No. 187, March 2003

Michael Moorcock, The Brutarian No. 38, Spring 2003

Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm, 3SF Magazine No. 2, Dec. 2002

Terry Brooks, The Science Fiction Chronicle No. 230, Nov. 2002

Frank Cho & Scott Kurtz, RevolutionSF.com, Nov. 2002

John Gregory Betancourt, SFSite.com, Oct. 2002

Bruce Sterling, Interzone No. 181, Aug. 2002

Neil Gaiman, RevolutionSF.com, May 2002

Stephen Dedman, The Brutarian No. 35, spring 2002

Brad Meltzer, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, Feb. 2002

Elliot S! Maggin, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, Nov. 2001

Joe R. Lansdale, The Brutarian No. 34, fall 2001

Gene Wolfe, Black Gate No. 2, summer 2001

Samuel R. Delany, SFSite.com, June 2001

Darren Vincenzo, The Unofficial Green Arrow Fansite, May 2001

Charles de Lint, Interzone No. 163, Jan. 2001

Walter Jon Williams, Interzone No. 162, Dec. 2000

Steven Gould & Laura Mixon, Interzone No. 160, Oct. 2000

Stanley Schmidt, SFSite.com, July 2000

Harlan Ellison, Interzone No. 156, June 2000

Elizabeth Moon, SFSite.com, Feb. March 2000

Patricia Anthony, Interzone No. 144, June 1999

Gordon Van Gelder, GreenManReview.com, April 1999

J.V. Jones, Interzone No. 142, April 1999

Jack Williamson, Interzone No. 139, Jan. 1999

Gardner Dozois, GreenManReview.com, Jan. 1999

Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Interzone No. 138, Dec. 1998