JOHN SCALZI BECOMES NONFICTION, SORT OF. Hiawatha Bray emails: “I know you’re a big fan of Old Man’s War. I just heard on CNN that at the damaged Japanese nuclear reactors, officials are asking older workers to stay on and try to prevent a meltdown. One worker who volunteered is 59 and six months from retirement. Older workers are being recruited because it’s believed that because of their advanced age, they’ll die of other causes before the effects of radiation can kill them. Pretty scary. God bless these brave people.”