‘The Head of a Pin’
The faucet in the public restroom was running. No one stood at the faucet, but the water was running. The steady rush of water striking enamel echoed like a whispered …
The effect of being social off-line —
—is that I have less time to blog. TYG’s schedule has freed up which means mine frees up. Plus we’re working on doing more couple stuff, something we got out …
“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”: My Return to Middle Earth
I had one overwhelming emotional reaction to watching the first three episodes of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: I’m home. My History With Middle Earth I first …
My nerdy interest in golems paid off!
Ever since I first read Marvel’s short-lived Golem series in Strange Tales, golems have fascinated me. I’m not sure what intrigued me about them, though it definitely wasn’t the series’ …
A trickle that became an overwhelming flood: New Mutants
Reading the New Mutants’ debut in their eponymous 1982 graphic novel is really strange forty years later. Not that it’s aged badly. The story of Professor X reluctantly recruiting a …
‘It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane’
“Do you know how difficult it is to be a superhero in Portland?” The kid just stared, slack-jawed and bored. He considered the question, but barely. There was hardly any …