Road Trip Part 2: Appomattox Court House National Historic Park
Welcome to part two of our road trip from Connecticut to Myrtle Beach where I’ll focus heavily on our visit to Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. Part One mainly …
Road Trip Part 1: Connecticut to Frederick, Maryland
The Trip Part 1: Connecticut to Maryland How did we end up in Frederick, Maryland this summer? Boredom combined with curiosity. As Covid shut down everything last summer, I buried …
‘The Jasmine Throne’: A Brilliant New Fantasy
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri is exactly what I love in a fantasy novel: immersive worldbuilding, characters who feel real enough to walk off the page, and enough plot …
House of X/Powers of X: Imaginative Setup But No Landing
House of X/Powers of X Writer: Jonathan Hickman Penciller(s) Pepe Larraz Inker(s) Pepe Larraz Letterer(s) Clayton Cowles Colorist(s) Marte Gracia House of X/Powers of X hit big last year, a …
Still Relevant: John Christopher’s ‘Tripods’ Series
The Tripod series, John Christopher’s classic science fiction series for young adults, remains scarily relevant to our current times, despite some dated elements. I know, I know, the last time …
Beware the SF Classics. Case in Point: ‘The Sage of Pliocene Exile’ by Julian May
The Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May: Fascinating, Complex, and Problematic When I reached for the Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May last year as part of a …
Disney Goes Electric (Car That Is) With the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV
Disney and the Chevy Bolt EUV Advertising relationships between big companies are nothing new. Those of us of a certain age remember the Hostess/Superhero comic connection fondly, for instance. (Twinkies …