Here’s another short story that I enjoyed. Endless by Ted S. Bushman is about a magical blacksmith who works to forge a transdimensional sword. It was a really cool idea, and the story was done really well, especially the ending. Really enjoyed it. I’m subscribed to just about every science fiction short story podcast out …
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I have made the executive decision to drop all but four of the books on my currently reading list, not because I don’t plan to read them, but because I need to finish these ones first before I can move on to the other ones. Specifically, I need to finish The Fourth Turning, which may …
We went to the Orem Library again this week, and here is what I checked out: The Big Short by Michael Lewis: I recently rewatched this movie for the 4th or 5th time, and thought I’d read the actual book. It is amazing (and a bit frightening) how this story is still so relevant, even …
Finished a great book yesterday: Fortress Beta City by my friend JR Handley. It is now on my “to review” list, which makes it the twentieth book on that list. Yes, that is a problem. See, I originally started this blog as a way to put up MyBookTable pages for books that I wanted to …
One sure sign that I’m in a reading slump is that I’ve got about a dozen books in my “currently reading” list—which of course means that I haven’t picked up most of them in several weeks, perhaps even months. But is this the cause of the problem, or merely a symptom of it? It could …
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Remember the mid- to late-00s, before Facebook and social media had completely taken over the internet and we had a thriving, vibrant blogosphere full of people posting and sharing whatever they wanted? Before cancel culture and Big Tech censorship were on anyone’s minds, and the term “echo chamber” was still new and a bit strange? …
It’s been a while since I did one of these library trip roundups, but since we go every week and one of my goals is to post something to this blog every day, here’s a quick roundup of today’s trip to the library. Fullmetal Alchemist Issues 10 – 27 Mrs. Vasicek has been reading the …
It’s been a while since I did one of these library trip posts. We were busy with family for most of the holiday break, but we’re getting back into our family routine right now, and that means weekly library trips! Here are the ones I checked out today: Exit Strategy by Martha Wells: The fourth …
So for 2021, I’ve decided to set a resolution to read and review at least 100 books. That was also my goal last year, and my 2020 Goodreads Challenge page shows that I hit 60 of them, but I didn’t review them all, and some were short stories and magazine issues anyway, which for purposes …
Took the family to the Orem library today. We’re making it a family tradition to go every Thursday, and so far it’s working out really well. Carried Princess Hiccup in the baby carrier, and while she didn’t sleep this time, she didn’t fuss much either. Here are the books I checked out: Children of Time …
