Gender...forget it
Review: The Judas Rose by Suzette Haden Elgin This is book two. I wasn’t given book three and won’t be looking for it. Bluntly, Elgin doubles and triples...
Convention News!
Woot! I’m going to be busy. First of all, I got my invite to be on programming for Balticon and signed up for 24 panels. We’ll see how many I’m eventually...
In Pursuit
Reviews will be light for a while because somebody put off watching panels from last year’s Nebulas and now doesn’t have time to watch much else ;). Review:...
What Tech Level Is Your Fantasy Part 5
So, let’s talk about computers. Which we think of as a very modern thing. Secondary world, Medieval style fantasy doesn’t typically have computers. With one...
Justice for...
Review: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Yes, I’m going back a few years, but I finally got around to reading this. I can see why it won all the awards it...
The Sweet Smell of Spring...
Okay, not quite yet, but it is going to be in the 50s next week, which is sit outside and eat taco weather for me. Maybe not for you, but for me it is. Of...
Being Invisible
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey 2.9 “The Concrete Jungle” Because of course we have to have an episode called that where New York turns into a literal jungle. Your puns...
What Tech Level Is Your Fantasy Part 4
So, having gone down the clothing rabbithole, let’s talk about domestication. I know I initially said animals, but plants matter too. Let’s start by defining...
Zombie PI
Just one this week, but it’s a fun one. I’m currently reading some random comics from past years’ SPX. Review: Death Warmed Over by Kevin J. Anderson If you...
Happy Valentine's Day
If you don’t have a reason to celebrate, go pet a dog (the original celebration involved dogs). That’s Danny Boy, who chases bears and runs from ermines....
Monkey Do?
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey 2.3 “The Rope” Oh dear. Bryce…really hasn’t grasped that he’s a demon now. And is trying to fix things with his daughter. Who hates him...
What Tech Level is your Fantasy Part 3
So, I’m going to start this one with something really important: Clothing. We take clothes for granted (except when we’re that broke) and if we think about...
Peter Pan is Not a Vampire
…but I have a Peter Pan book and a vampire book. Just not at the same time. The statue, by the way, is the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park. Review: Forgotten...
Farpoint!
By the time you see this, I’ll be at Farpoint. If you’re there, here’s my schedule: Books to Movies - Friday 4:00pm - Belmont Scary Stories to Tell at the...
Ooh ooh ooh?
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey 1.1 “Pilot” I’m tired of the trend of titling pilot episodes pilot. It was amusing the first few times, now it just feels lazy. This...
What Tech Level is Your Fantasy - Part 2
Covered wagon in Tombstone, Arizona Okay, so moving on to some more thoughts on tech in traditional fantasy. I apologize for splitting this across platforms,...
Slow Reading Week
Just one this week, and unfortunately it wasn’t to my taste. I’m now reading “Forgotten” by A Gural…which is definitely better, but still not to my taste....
Welcome Subscribers - Test Message
A swan in a parking place. Okay, so. I apologize for the double email, but this is a test message to make sure the migration worked and for me to get used to...
You Can Never Go Home
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew 1.1 “This Could Be a Real Adventure” So, I do have an issue with this show right from the start. I get it, this is an MG show, and...
What Tech Level Is Your Fantasy? - Part One
Traditionally, secondary fantasy worlds have hovered somewhere between late Medieval and early Renaissance, depending on whether the author or designer wants...