Plans and Progress
This eagle has some plans for the future. Mine are still pretty vague. I’m currently working on a fun project I can’t actually talk about yet. It’ll take...
So, Uh...What am I Watching?
A: Not spec fic right now.
Thoughts on the Prospect of a Black Magneto…and multiple Spider-Men
Is it anti-Semitic to turn a Jewish character into a Black one?
Lots of Pretty Short Fiction
Short fiction roundup
Winter Quiet
Not much to report
Riding Dragons and Punching Nazis, Alas Not at the Same Time
Reviews of Summoned By Dragons and Ethos and Cain, plus short fiction
Nigeria and Speculative Fiction - is There an African New Wave?
I muse on the future of Black SFF
Change in the Far Future
Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation Lost and Saints of Salvation, plus short fiction
2023 Roundup and Awards Eligibility
Here's what I've been up to this year.
The Church on Ruby Road
Herein lie spoilers
Indiana Jones and the Truth of Archaeology
What is archaeology actually like?
Happy Holidays - Reincarnation, Magical Schools and Evil Cult Aliens
Reviews of Another Life by Sarena Ulibarri, Seeds for the Swarm by Sim Kern, and Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton
It's That Time of Year
I’m currently out of town although, alas, no snow forecast. So, this is a very light update. I’ll be back by Thursday, December 28. (Hopefully late on the...
My Name is Ben, James Ben
Quantum Leap 2.9 "Nomads"
A Corpse on a Starship - Why Science Fiction and Mysteries Go Together
In which I muse on the influence of the classic mystery on modern science fiction, and a few other things
Nice, Apologetic Sirens and...Some Stuff that isn't Apologetic At All
Reviews of Siren Bridge by Jean Marie Ward, To The Woman in the Pink Hat by LaToya Jordan, and Sordidez by E.G. Condé.
Let's Reinvent...Justice!
This wonderful anthology just came out from CAEZIK SF & Fantasy and is edited by two of my favorite editors…Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo! It contains...
Witch Trials, Soul Stealing Houses and Punching a Nazi or Two
Quantum Leap 2.7, SurrealEstate 2.10, and I finally watched the last Indiana Jones
Running Traveller in 2023
How well does a game from 1977 work today?
Sports Stories Hit the Future
Plus a short fiction roundup