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
Books, Beer, and Updates
A few things
Is that a Wolf or a Dog I Hear?
SurrealEstate Season 2, Episodes 8 and 9, and Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder
Dear Fantasy Authors, This is a Mule
Learn about the underrated, humble, and utterly wonderful mule.
A Journey Through the Multiverse
"Many Worlds" and an entire crop of short fiction.
Come Join me for a Beer
Okay, I don't like beer, but maybe you do!
Ben Song vs. Nazis, Realtors vs. the Monster Under the Bed and the Doctor vs. Pokemon
Quantum Leap 2.6, Surreal Estate 2.7 and Doctor Who: The Star Beast
Mental Health, Moral Treatment and the Asylum
Dr. Long Fox, York Retreat, and Knightstone Spa
From a Satire About Publishing to a Takeoff of LitRPGs
Short Story Roundup
Philcon Roundup
Vikings, dystopia, and friends
A Friend to Dragons and Short Fiction Roundup
Inkbloom by E.D.E. Bell
A Condensed History of Beer
In honor of my dad, who always liked a good stout
Short Fiction Extravaganza!
Sort of. Also, I'm back.
Philcon Schedule!
I know, I'm already there...
Let Susan Out? Some Time?
Also don't anger your muse and fences make bad neighbors
The Sea is Mother and Destroyer
I muse on the ocean...and ocean horror
Climate Fiction and...Getting Enough Sleep?
Five short stories
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Back in a bit.
Obsessive Love, Thanks For No Fish, and Those Poor Horses
SurrealEstate Season 2 Ep. 4, The Swarm Season 1 Ep. 8, Quantum Leap Season 2 Ep. 5, and King Arthur can't ride
Terrible Books, Terrible People?
...or just playing with ideas
I Am Very Here For Lesbian Circus Superheroes
Review: The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson, also a collection from Danielle Ackley-McPhail and a comics crossover
Pretty, Pretty...Cover!
Tyranis cover reveal and an event in Seattle
Loneliness and Yearning to Communicate
SurrealEstate goes the corpse bride route, The Swarm has biological diplomacy fail and Ben asks for a new hologram
The Dance of Complexity and Entropy
I muse on the new proposed Law of Nature
Truth, Misinformation, and Home
Analog Science Fiction & Fact May/June 2022, BSFS winners
Passing Into Shadows Into Light
A deeply personal update
Susan's House Has a Crush in SurrealEstate, Quantum Leap Needs More Ian
Always more Ian, please. But Susan, no. Susan, double no. Susan...you know better.
Why I Hate When People Ask Me to Recommend a Science Fiction Book
Please be more specific!
How I Do Reviews - and a Quick Roundup
Quick look at short fiction and comics for the week
Solve For (Future) Murder
The Reinvented Detective comes out December 12
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