Woman, manhood and extraterrestrials
(In addition to posting new stuff again, I’m going to cross-post some of what I wrote on my own blog about the movies I’ve watched for Alien Visitors, just to …
Category: Science Fiction
The game is done, I’ve won, I’ve won!
Which is to say that as of 3 AM Monday morning, my book Alien Visitors is finished. I still have to submit the manuscript (McFarland has to set something up …
Thoughts on a Geek Turning 49
At 49, I’m now officially older than most of my childhood heroes. That can’t help but be a little depressing. But am I handling it any better than they are?
A Publishing Model I Hope Won’t Catch On (or) Disney Must Pay!
Last November I read an alarming Twitter thread from Cory Doctorow on Disney refusing to pay Alan Dean Foster royalties. Foster was the author (uncredited) of the original Star Wars …
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 …
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.
Remembering Octavia Butler: two podcast recommendations
Two podcast recommendations to mark the 15th anniversary of Octavia Butler’s untimely death.