Just How Smart Is A Horse
Okay, I’m back on the horse thing again, but something happened with a horse this week that made me want to talk about something. Namely, how smart are...
No Fools This April
Instead, have a hare…because I don’t have a rabbit. I don’t do April Fool’s jokes, so here’s your regularly scheduled reviews. Review: After World by Debbie...
Hugo Finalists!
I know it’s Edinburgh not Glasgow, but same country and I have never actually been to Glasgow! This year’s Hugo finalists are out and I have thoughts. The...
More Clone Wars - Dodgy Morality?
It’s a war story. There should be grey areas. Star Wars: The Clone Wars 1.3 “Shadow of Malevolence” The nasty ship with the ion drive is still out there…and...
The Beauty of Indigenous Fantasy
I’m reading through the Nebula finalists right now and have landed on Moniquill Blackgoose’s To Shape a Dragon’s Breath. This is an alternate history fantasy...
Cyberpunks, Gays, and...Squirrels?
Review: More Perfect by Temi Oh Is this cyberpunk? It barely touches on identity, but does go deeply into surveillance. I’m coming down on yes, mostly. Oh...
Award Season...
Horses for “tax”. So, award season is well under way. I’m working through the Nebula finalists right now. I’ve done Game Writing, as best I can; as usual,...
Clones versus Clankers
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 2.7 “Make It Don’t Break It” The school has a new science teacher…all the way from Wakanda! Lunella begs her to mentor her in...
No, You Can't Do That With That Horse
Rio has a strong opinion on this post! (No, actually, he’s just hoping for a snack).There’s a saying that there are two things you absolutely have to get...
Evil Has Many Forms!
Review of The Four ??? of the Apocalypse and Others
Is It Spring? Nah
Petrified log because why not. I don’t have any news this week. It’s pretending to be spring, but winter comes back on Monday. The critters aren’t going to...
We All Need To Take A Break...
…self included at times. Have some episode recaps. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 1.10 “Moon Girl’s Day Off” Moon Girl gets a wee bit overscheduled and pulls a...
The Enduring Appeal of Time Travel
It’s very likely that in our universe, time travel is impossible. That might well be part of its enduring appeal in science fiction. Time travel has been a...
Socialism and Tapirs
Becoming Terran by Mark Roth, Fusion Fragment Issue 19
Let's Get Some Beer!
Not as snowy here. In fact, it’s definitely spring. Books & Brews is this Sunday. And my copies of Glyn are on the truck and in the last mile. Our venue this...
Dragons and Dinosaurs, Oh My!
Dragons of Wonderhatch 1.7 “Awakening” Okay, so now it all makes sense. Hana is not the creator, she’s just being mind controlled by a star eating monster...
Is Portal Fantasy Dead?
I’ve been watching a show that is a reverse portal fantasy (the characters from the fantasy world come into the real world). For a while, portal fantasy was...
Short Fiction Roundup - For Now
I’m moving away from these because I don’t feel they serve a purpose other than bragging about how much I read, but this one was still in the queue so I...
Spring is Here
...which isn't all a good thing.
Dragons and Time Travel
Dragons of Wonderhatch 1.1 “The Final Battle” When a series begins with The Final Battle, you know it’s fascinating. I don’t normally watch anime, but I...