I review books for a website called LibraryThing. If you are a booklover, you should check this site out. You can get books for free to review. You don’t get paid, but you can choose from large lists the books you are interested in reading and reviewing, and then the publisher sends them to you […]
William Gibson, father of the Matrix
William Gibson, A Literary Companion, is a is an interesting look into Gibson’s stories and novels. I came into this book having read just Neuromancer and his short story collection, Burning Chrome. Although lacking in background for the remaining books in the Sprawl setting and his other novels, I really didn’t see this as a […]
Should I put a couple of my stories on Amazon for Kindle reader?
Several years ago I wrote a couple pretty good short stories I’m happy with. I tried to sell them, but kept falling short. The editor of Weird Tales liked the one I sent her but said it wasn’t quite right for them, and asked to see something else. The other story was an even worse […]
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
My teenage daughter has been on a big Elton John kick. She saw him in concert recently and I never even saw him. Anyway, I’m 48 and haven’t seen many concerts at all. But that’s not what’s on my mind. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how much music can affect our moods, and […]
The Generation Starship in Science Fiction by Simone Caroti
The Generation Starship in Science Fiction, A Critical History, 1934-2001, by Simone Caroti, involved much more detail into individual stories than one would typically imagine in a book that covers so many decades of stories. Definitely not being an expert myself on the subject, but a mere science fiction fan who is decently read but […]
Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels and Heavenly Hosts… by Stephen Jones
Visitants, an anthology about angels both good and bad edited by Stephen Jones, is definitely a mixed bag. Most of the contributors will be known to those who follow speculative fiction, and some are household names, such as Robert Silverberg and Neil Gaiman, and Ramsey Campbell for those living in the UK. This was an […]
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