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Something Witchy about Netflix’s the Witcher
Thanks to the virulence sweeping through the world, I’m working from home this week and perhaps more to come. The half-boiled Bushi thoughts are percolating. I’ve been trying…
The Decent Dickson
I made an important announcement on Twitter the other day: I don’t have much time these days, but I did trade a few hours of sleep recently to…
Jack Vance, Big Planet, and the Spirit of D&D
The withdrawal symptoms were getting to me. The mind-tendrils prod and poke whenever I pass the bookshelf and my eye is drawn to the as of yet unread…
Micro-SFF: The Book of Three
It only took me a couple months of vacillating between reading a few pages before bed and staring at the cover for a few moments and deciding I…
Prydain Pickups
I live! If one can call existence without regular reading “living.” Ah, the demands on a startup pickle farmer! Despite my lack of disposable time, I’ve still been…
Micro-SFF: Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair
I recall at some point reading commentary by some Twitter peers to the effect of “we moderns have lost sight of the fact that sin takes a physical…
Micro-SFF: Quick Musing on Vance’s Characters
Status: Alive I know no one cares about unjustly obscured SFF these days, but man Jack Vance’s stories would make for some awesome movies or TV shows, especially…
Change of Focus
I made an important announcement on Twitter the other day. It is with mingled joy, hope, and sorrow, that I have decided to pursue a career uniting two…
Frank Herbert on Message Fic and Dune
Interviews with SFF masters of yore can be quite fascinating and insightful, and I like to watch or read them every now and then. The other day a…
Star Trek: TNG on Courage and Moral/Cultural Relativism
I’ve somewhat of a Star Trek casual, as scifi nerds go. Over the years, I’ve watched Voyager and Deep Space Nine all the way through; I’ve seen many…