You know me. I like to follow social trends in the oddest ways possible. (Preferably with landsquid and plesiosaurs.) Since it’s the Day Before Cheap Chocolate Day, I thought I’d tell you about how I recently became a fan of
Why Genre is Like Root Beer
When my sister and I were little, whenever we went out to a restaurant where you could get your own soda, we would mix a variety of them together. Sometimes it tasted good, sometimes it tasted horrific, but what remained true, no
Farewell, January
I think, since I obligatorily New Year posted at you, that I am somehow under contract to tell you how January went. Don’t worry, I don’t intend to tell you my goals every month nor tell you how they went.
Obligatory New Year Post
It seems like a requirement to make a post (or maybe two) talking about how the last year went and any plans/resolutions for the new year. I’ll admit I’m not much motivated. I work on several projects in a year
What did I read in 2010?
In 2009 I started keeping track of what books I read, what genres they were, and what I thought about them. I have weird bouts of organization like that. 2009 was so much fun that I repeated it for 2010
How Science Fiction Breeds Our Future
Occasionally I will end up in conversations with people where it has come up that I am either a writer or an avid reader. I will ask them what they are reading. They will invariably say something like Grisham. (Nothing
Turtleduck Press and Hidden Worlds
First of all, I apologize for the snow if it’s bothering you. I am physically incapable of ignoring the option to put falling snow on any website. Complaints may be taken to the Landsquid. Bring Cheez-Its with you. The Landsquid loves Cheez-Its.
What Would You Put on a List of the 100 Best Scifi/Fantasy Books?
Every few months I get invites from my friends to participate in this meme. Perhaps you’ve seen it – it’s a list of 100 books (or series) attributed to various sources, and which of them have you read? It’s kind
Thursday Round-up
On time this week! It’s been an interesting week on the interweb – enjoy! Science/Space Tesla’s Underlooked Genius The International Space Station Celebrates 10 Years Up-close look at the Space Shuttle Deep Impact Spacecraft About to Get Up-close View of
In Defense of Fantasy
Why, if you’re not, you should be reading fantasy.
