When I was younger and still searching for a literary niche to settle in to for a couple of years my aunt introduced me to a trade edition of Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede by Bradley Denton. I still mark this has my first science-fiction novel. Back in February wife and I [...]
At Indigo Bridge we had an incredibly belated holiday staff party, so belated in fact that we just called it a staff party. Our managers decided that rather than have people volunteer which food stuffs they would like to bring, they would assign a particular segment of a meal to each of us. I was [...]
Approximately one moon ago was my birthday. Upon that day I received some extra funds from various familial sources that I was told to use to procure any particular thing my heart desired. I managed to part with some of this funding over Easter weekend while visiting Gomez Art Supply. They are a lovely establishment [...]
I don’t know why I even use the word goal on this blog. I did finish Shadow of the Giant, but it was a little later in the week than I was hoping, and I stayed up until 1:00 A.M. to do so. If you’re a reader, then you completely understand the importance of staying [...]
Three years ago I wrote about a short story I fell in love with. Five months later I published a brief review of the author’s self-published novel The Inside. That same month I held an email interview with Isaac Marion. Today I am here to tell you guys that he’s still got it. Today Atria [...]
In early March Brian Jacques died. It was sudden, and I was deeply saddened. If you’re not aware of whom Mr. Jacques was, or any of his titles then I think you’re deeply missing out on some of the finest mid-grade literature ever written. It’s been said that Jacques had been a brilliant writer from [...]
Remember way back in 2010 when I wrote about the Enderverse? I said something then about finishing Ender in Exile and writing about it, or something to that effect. Since then I’ve read many, many books, a few of them have been written about here, most of them not so much. I’ve finally come to [...]
After years of hearing about how fantastic his works are I finally sat down and read a novel by Cormac McCarthy. I had been told that Blood Meridian was a good place to start, but instead decided I would read either No Country For Old Men or The Road. I eventually chose The Road for [...]
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Back in September I stumbled upon a forum post at Library Thing about a BBC Meme. This particular meme is very similar to the lists of movies we’ve all read through and marked up in our magic way in order to display our theatrical conquerings. However I prefer this list, because a long list of [...]