Are Space Cruises Feasible?
The Queen Mary 2 in New York harbor Every so often, somebody writes a story about a cruise ship in space. So, let's talk about this...would space cruises...
Strange Romance
Review: Only A Chapter by Heather Tracy CW: Cancer, death of a parent This book takes a bit of patience, not because of anything related to the writing or...
AwesomeCon, Ho!
So, queued post because we have to be up bright and way-too-early for load-in. I will be at AwesomeCon all weekend with Jonathan Uffelman at table B15. I’ll...
Psycho Equestrian Killer Robot Lady
The Beauty 1.6 "Beautiful Patient Zero" This episode is another flashback. Musk, I mean Byron, discovers that the Beauty has a life cycle. It appears the...
What Makes a Mystery a Mystery? Let's Solve It
Abney Hall, where Agatha Christie wrote some of her books I got into a conversation with somebody because I insisted that a mystery requires a solved crime...
Unworthy Beginnings
Review: Unworthy by L. Marie Wood Honestly, I'm not sure I got the best impression of this book without reading it multiple times. It's a novel-in-stories,...
Spring Plans
So, reminder:I will be at AwesomeCon March 13 through 15 selling books. I will also be at RavenCon in April and Balticon in May doing panels and, of course,...
Billionaires and Wizards
The Beauty 1.5 "Beautiful Billionaires" Jordan is not dealing well with her transformation (the new actor looks spot on to the comics, almost disturbingly...
Collating Food - The History of the Supermarket
Old Market Hall, Helsinki I'm old enough to remember small grocers, albeit pushed to the margins. Most of us buy our food from big supermarkets. Many of us...
Across the Sea
Review: To Conquer Death by Richard H. Moon CW: Animal deaths, death of a pregnant woman So, this book is being marketed as historical fantasy. But in my...
Updates and Musings
It may still technically be winter, but it was warm enough to sit outside (with a jacket on) and eat Mexican food this week. That feels a little spring-ish....
Was This Really Made This Century?
Wizards of Waverly Place 1.12 "Justin's Little Sister" Surprise, surprise, no dog. The dog will clearly never be seen again. Frustrated at being compared to...
Three or More - Let's Talk Polyamory Rep in Fiction
I read very quickly. In the last week, I have read two books with polyamorous romances. One had a very, very cute throuple. The other...not so much. It got...
Okay, This May be a Little Messed Up
Review: Areta by Daniel Rirdan So, I'm a fan of screwed up generation ships. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of "They don't know they're on a generation ship...
Quick Status
Horses for tax ;).Because I don’t have much news. The snowcrete has mostly melted. We’re being threatened with snow Sunday night through Monday morning, but...
Wiz-Mockery
Wizards of Waverly Place 1.7 "Alex's Choice" When I was in elementary school, I was invited to a popular girl's party...so they could mock me. No, I have not...
Beyond Rockets - Alternative Ways to Get to Orbit
I've probably mentioned more than once that I'm a sucker for a good space elevator story. And space elevators are an engineering problem. We know how to...
Dark Fantasy and...Sneakers?
Review: Reborn in Ash by Gabrielle Steele I like to go into books blind. Many don't, so I will warn, this book has elements of tragedy. It also has a very...
Happy Valentine's Day
Or for those of you who are single, happy Lupercalia, go pet some dogs. It’s finally starting to melt here, but people in the DMV, watch out for black ice in...
Shenanigans Ensue
Wizards of Waverly Place 1.2 "First Kiss" Okay, this one was funny. Don't teach teenagers a do over spell and then tell them not to use it. Because, well,...