Month: March 2021
The Kiss of the Kobra
Back in 2014 (this is a repost from my own blog that year), as part of rereading my comics collection, I came across a Kobra story from the 1990s. On …
A bit of light reading (not really) for International Women’s Day
About two years ago, I read an absolutely fascinating SF novel, Native Tongue, and is International Women’s Day seems like a perfect opportunity to say a little something about it.
From the Archives: Hard-Boiled
Reprinting one of my favorites, a retrospective about Max Allan Collins and Ms. Tree. Updated with some new material, even.
Atomic DIY: Build Your Own R2-D2!
One thing I think everyone who loves Star Wars has said at least once is “man, I wish I had an R2-D2!” My good friend and fellow archery coach Russell Rucker said the same thing, and then he went ahead and built one. His R2 unit is completely screen-accurate, and has appeared at a number of Star Wars events over the years. Naturally, like a whole lot of other people, I asked Russell how he built his R2. He gave me permission to share the process here.
The other side of toxicity
In a society that talks a lot about ending bigotry, bigotry is often ignored. This needs to change.