Summer Approaches Its End
As the Hugos returned to their normal schedule, summer’s end also means Hugo results. Here’s my thoughts on each winner: Best Novel - Some Desperate Glory by...
The Fall of Ahsoka Tano
Star Wars: Clone Wars 5.17 “Sabotage” Somebody bombs the Jedi temple. The Jedi get the blame. Anakin and Ahsoka are brought in to investigate – their primary...
Has the Generative AI Bubble Burst?
Anyone who knows me knows I have a low opinion of using “AI” to create art…or even to create marketing materials, emails, etc. It plagiarizes, it doesn’t...
Cyberpunk and Fish Out Of Water
I haven’t been to a trip that’s not a conference all year. And now I have three planned. But there will be new pictures. In the meantime, I reviewed a couple...
Rain, Rain, More Rain
Wish this was the water I was looking at. Instead, it’s on and off rain, some of it hard, from Debby. We’ve had some flooding in the subway and I just saw...
The Republic Falls
Star Wars: Clone Wars 5.3 “Front Runners.” Oops. I heard it as Alderaan. It’s Onderon. That’s not as bad as Dinom and Dinomn in Traveler, but really? Now I...
Parity for Women – How Women Have Fought to Compete
I spent a brief period of time trying modern tournament fencing. I decided it wasn’t for me, but there was another girl there who was completely hooked. I am...
Sorry, No Reviews...
Blame the Olympics for hardcore cutting into my reading time and have a picture of trees?I did manage to catch up on my comics, which had been neglected in...
Planning for the Fall
So, I have a busy fall (and could use more subscriptions ;). I am going to Michigan to road trip with some friends at the end of August. We’re mostly going...
Warp Beasts and Sith
Because we’re talking a bit about monsters. The Ark 2.2 “Kill Or Be Killed” With so few humans left, they really need to stop threatening to airlock...
It's The Little Things
I was watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony. My favorite part was the animatronic horse. My second favorite was the balloon cauldron. My least favorite part...
Gardens and Countries
Review: Young Woman in a Garden Stories by Delia Sherman I haven’t actually encountered Sherman before, although she’s been around for a while and been quite...
Awards Season Isn't Over Yet
There are a lot of SFF awards. And I’m honored to have been nominated for one! It’s the Washington Science Fiction Society Small Press Award for Short...
Copies, Copies, and More Copies
The Ark 2.1 “Failed Experiment” You know, the thing between this show and being good is a lack of understanding of the Problem Story. They simply don’t get...
Originals and Replicas – Why Museums Should Display Both
Stephenson’s Rocket moves around a lot, but in 2019 the precious locomotive was moved to the National Railway Museum in York, supposedly long term, although...
Finishing Off the Hugo Packet
It’s done! All voted! Reviews of the last two here. Right now I’m reading some comics, but then I have two 2024 books I got in the Nebulas book bag to go...
All the Conventions
So, first off, please join me at the Ivy City Atlas Brewing Company (not Navy Yard) on Sunday from 2 to 6. Yes, two in two weeks…for reasons. We’ll have...
Printout Shenanigans
Orphan Black: Echoes 1.2 “Jules” So, Lucy has abducted Jules and taken her to the AA safe house (because there’s an AA safe house, because of course there...
Forecasting the Weather
Blame the fact that it’s been too hot all week for this post. When I was a kid, the U.K. had a special kids’ meteorologist. His forecasts weren’t any more...
The Power of Music and Art
Review: Abeni’s Song by P. Djèli Clark Not many authors can do adult and middle grade with the same deft touch. Clark is one of them. Abeni’s Song is a...