Who's the Real Girl?
Killjoys 2.1 “Dutch and the Real Girl” I’ve been suspecting for a few episodes that Khlyen might be Dutch’s biological father. This episode starts with a...
Why Your Fantasy World Should Maybe Have Unions – a Quick Overview of Industrial Action
Unions. Strikes. We tend to perceive these things as dating back to no earlier than the 19th century. At some levels, that’s correct. But as somebody who...
Yeah, I Know...
Review: On Guard by Dusk Peterson Things are definitely getting tense. Fundamental beliefs are being questioned and we’re beginning to see the end of the...
Have Some Updates
So - not a huge amount of news here. Mourning the losses of Walter Koenig, Patrick Stewart, and John Leeson (who was the distinctive voice of the best...
Bounty Hunters in Space
Killjoys 1.6 “One Blood” Are there level 6 Killjoys? Are they more or less real than Red 17? Is the guy they’re hunting one? Dutch and the brothers are...
A History of Elections and Voting - Very Abridged
The Presidential Manor, Thingvellir, Iceland It’s Election Day in the U.S. We have a tendency to assume democracy is the best system (or the worst except for...
Shadowed
Review: Transformation by Dusk Peterson One of the things I have noticed about Peterson’s work is an interest in justice. In what it means. In how it can be...
Updates - and Some Thoughts on Grief
The Star Trek world lost two luminaries this week. My heart goes out, in particular, to George Takei and Ian McKellan, both of whom lost very good friends....
Running Through Space
Killjoys 1.2 “The Sugar Point Run” We know D’avin is sticking around because he’s in the credits. The characters don’t yet. Dutch is forced to take on a...
Lawns - Good, Bad, Ugly?
People who know me know I have strong opinions about lawns. Mostly not positive ones. Lawn lovers, don’t come after me. But lawns have become a tradition of...
Even More Darkness
Rebirth by Dusk Peterson CW: Torture, mention of rape This series asks a question: What is fantasy? Because by one of the most common definitions, Rebirth is...
Miscellany
I should have news soon - just holding off until I have more of an idea as to the release date. If you’re going to be at Philcon, don’t sleep on the eSpecs...
Different Worlds
Anna Pigeon 1.8 “The Death Grin” The son of an influencer is found dead in the park, poisoned. Freida knows him, just to make things more personal. And the...
Cat People, Dog People, Yawn
Okay, I love cat people. Cherryh’s lion people in the Chanur series are awesome. But we have to admit that cat- and dog-based aliens and fantasy races are a...
Dark Content Within
Review: Imber by Deborah Mistina CW: Animal abuse, torture Do psionics make a book slip from science fiction to fantasy? My answer to this question is...
Philcon!
Just got my schedule for Philcon: Fri 5:00 PM 50 Min Plaza 3 68 A Global Beastiary Fri 7:00 PM 50 Min Crystal 2 31 Project Hail Mary Sat 10:00 AM 50 Min...
Finding a Way
Anna Pigeon 1.5 “The Rope” Critter of the week is a very barky search and rescue dog. Anna pisses off some dudebros. I mean, they deserve it…they really...
When the Movies Get It Wrong – Intentionally
This was triggered by a scene in the crime drama Anna Pigeon, which I’ve been watching as much for pretty views of Glacier… Sometimes when a TV show or a...
Big Smart Objects and Adorable Dragons
Review: The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear I think this is the best of the series, although I may have a softer spot for Machine. This time, our protagonist is...
Capclave Recap and Looking Forward
Capclave was great. I sold enough books to make it worth my while, although sales were definitely down (I blame the economy). I was on some great panels -...