Hard versus Soft Science Fiction - Musing on Verne and Wells
Hard science fiction – science should be rigorous and credible, technology should drawn from known principles Soft science fiction – science need not be...
On Matters of Religion
Review: The Monsters Among Us by Kent Priore CW: Child abuse (including sexual, although not graphic), offensive to multiple religions At first I thought...
RavenCon and a Sale
So, by the time you read this, I’ll be settled in at RavenCon and getting ready for the start of the con. Very much looking forward to it - and I have a...
Cupid-ity
Wynonna Earp 4.5 “Holy War Part 1” That’s it. This show owes me a gay wedding. This show owes me a gay wedding. Does that count as queerbaiting? Having the...
Superman, Dragonriders, and Space Princesses - Power Fantasies in Speculative Fiction
There are some things which are very common in both science fiction and fantasy, and one of them is the power fantasy and its parallel, the escape fantasy. I...
Cats and Fairies
Review: Annabelle Kass and the Sapphire Amulet by Andy Coats This book is being advertised as YA with a thirteen-year-old protagonist. I actually disagree -...
Summer is Calling
Spring is here and I’m even thinking a bit about summer. CineMalPractice is tomorrow. Check out their Facebook page for a link to the virtual show and...
Demon Hunters, Redux
Wynonna Earp 4.2 “Friends in Low Places” Eve? Really? Methinks she’s the other one. Of course, the Nicole in Eden isn’t Nicole, but some kind of telepathic...
Thoughts on the Artemis Launch
Alas, I missed the launch proper, I was busy riding. But I did get to listen to quite a bit of the stream. The SLS is among the largest rockets in the world...
Aliens and Psychic Whales
Review: Eco Reign by L. Galuppo So, here's the thing. Galuppo is a really good writer. This is her debut novel, and the prose is tight and controlled and the...
RavenCon Schedule!
So, the big news is that I have my RavenCon schedule, and it is…Friday - 17:00 - Jefferson Building - Henry - Happy Birthday New Who - MOD Friday - 20:00 -...
Demon Hunters and Space
Wynonna Earp 3.12 “War Paint.” Wynonna allies with the Revenants. Bulshar Clootie turns Peacemaker back into a sword. Turns out Peacemaker is actually the...
Dextra and Sinister – Handedness, Dominant Sides, and being a Leftie
Did you know the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body and vice versa? Maybe not. But you do know that you have a dominant side and...
More Dragons
Review: Emma's Dragon by M. Verant At this point the trilogy ceases to be a retelling of Pride and Prejudice and becomes an overall Austen mashup. Emma is...
It's April!
So, some updates. Finished line edits on a story. Not announcing details just yet because the ink isn’t dry on the contract, although the line edits were...
Daddy Issues
Wynonna Earp 3.9 “Undo It” Okay, what a mess. Bulshar is messing with everyone’s heads because he needs Peacemaker to enter the Garden of Eden. And...
Modern or Roman – The Fall and Rise of Glass
York Minster - West Wall Glass is something we take for granted. Glass beer bottles. Glass windows. Wine glasses. It’s a technology almost as basic as...
Games and Dragons
Review: The Imperfect Deception by Ronald Morrison Do we live in a simulation? It's a question that's more philosophical than scientific. Some people like...
Family in space
Yup, it’s release time! Home Constellations contains my story “Foundling,” which is a sequel of sorts to “Song of Starlight,” published a few years back in...
Gotta Love Evil Baked Goods
Wynonna Earp 3.5 "Jolene" Evil baked goods. It's not a proper urban fantasy series without evil, demonic baked goods.(As a note, evil brownies in our...