Collection
Literature
Jurgen the Clever
Owing to the intensity of starting a new job in a rushed situation, my reading of Witch World has been placed on hold. I have, however, been able to…
Doing Mobile SFF for Free!
On the most recent episode of Geek Gab, our hosts talked a little about reading and buying digital vs paper books. Of course it’s not a new discussion…
Jack Vance, Andre Norton, and Plot Hooking
Last week, back at the Bushi homeland, Gita wrote a piece about plotting, and Jordan of Anachronistic Robot posted an essay about short story structure. This got me…
The Witcher and the Tower of Mice
It’s been a while since I played The Witcher 3 for PC, and I imagine it’ll be some time before I’m able to go back to it. Was…
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Witch World
Recently I’ve noticed HP over at Every Day Should Be Tuesday doing these “Can’t Wait Wednesday” post things. Turns out it’s a weekly, multi-blog festival of a sort,…
(Belated) Happy Birthday, Jack Vance!
John “Jack” Holbrook Vance was born on 8/28/1916, just a little over one hundred years ago yesterday. “Who is Jack Holbrook Vance?” you may ask. Come, I will…
Rudyard Kipling Does Scifi: The Secret of the Machines
I recently found another SF/F podcast that I’ve been digging – Reading, Short and Deep, by SFFAudio. Each episode (available online or through the Apple Podcasts app) consists…
Leigh Brackett on Pessimism
If you spend a lot of time reading/watching the news or plumbing the depths of social media, you may feel like everything is going to crap. You may…
Introduction to the Weird Clark Ashton Smith
When you think “Weird Tales,” H.P. Lovecraft should spring immediately to mind. Even if you’re new to scifi/fantasy, or if you don’t read much horror, you’ve no doubt…
Jack Vance channels Burroughs: Planet of Adventure
An Earthman finds himself stranded on an alien world peopled by multiple, warring races of men and strange non-human creatures. Armed with courage and wit, trusting in his…