A chance mention of F-IW – reference to a book I read when wild fax machines still roamed the earth and people still knew the
Category: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Sense-O-Wonder
Why do people read fiction? To get away from the present moment, to be entertained, perhaps (depending on the genre and the author) to learn
A Baseline for Damage
A friend brought up something I hadn’t considered before: damage to the human body incurred while exiting a moving vehicle and what that looks like,
A Bonfire of Vanities
As we seem to be caught up in a bonfire of vanities (in Savonarola sense rather than the Tom Wolfe novel) where anything that might
Blast from Antiquity – Overthrowing the Evil Tyrant
It’s been a bit of an insane week at work (or rather, at my desk at home, working), with the inevitable result that I am
Vampires, Airships, and Romance, Oh My!
Yes folks, I said it. I meant it- this novel has all four and more, because why not? What could possibly go wrong when you
