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 -...
Hell in Several Forms
Cinema Disaster: Dune Warriors On the tin, Dune Warriors is a Mad Max ripoff, set after the apocalypse with, you know, tires and infinite gasoline. It...
Thinking About Seasons
Seasons. We take them for granted. They might not be exactly the same, but anywhere away from the equator gets seasons (and even near the equator there are...
Changing Worlds and Hospitals In Space
Review: Dead Hand Rule by Max Gladstone Not the last book, so you know. Gladstone’s crazy complex magic system really sings here…although I definitely...
Capclave, Ho!
It’s been…a week. A few weeks ago, our friend Becky passed after a long illness. Her funeral was on Tuesday. In Minneapolis. So, yeah, fly to Minneapolis,...
Tracking Cats
Anna Pigeon 1.1 “Track of the Cat” Police procedurals are always something I have mixed feelings about. I grew up taught there were four kinds of cops –...
Flying Free - Thoughts on Falconry for Fantasy Authors
I never got past apprentice in falconry…I had to give it up for a variety of logistical reasons, but I have basic training in handling both diurnal raptors...
Experimental Colonies and Dead Dragons
Review: The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi This just got…interesting. Unity is an experimental, secret colony that’s designed to stress test different...
Brrr
I wore a long sleeved shirt for the first time this week. That makes it officially fall. Got my COVID shot yesterday and it is absolutely kicking my rear. I...
Bad Mythology and...Lobster?
Cinema Disaster: Prisoners of the Sun You know a movie is bad when it actually feels like an insult to von Danikenism – and I have zero patience with von...
Real History Had Child Marriages – So My Fantasy World Should Too
Okay, first of all, you absolutely can have child marriages in your fantasy world, and whether I judge you for it depends on how you write it. But using...
Space Soldiers
Review: The Human Division by John Scalzi In case you misread the title the same way I did, this book is about humanity splitting into factions, not a...
Pretty Quiet...
Don’t have much news this week. I have two books in the Beauty of Dragons bundle on Itch - check my social media for the link as links in email can get it...
Spies and Assassins
The Avengers 3.22 “The Outside-In Man” Oh, this one is a tangled web. Somebody who defected to the classic fictional, somewhat evil country is now returning...
A Brief History of Chocolate
Chocolate. Most humans love it. Not all, and some unfortunates are, of course, allergic to it. Most other animals find it at least somewhat toxic…and cacao...