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Extra Sci-Fi S3E1: Tolkien and Herbert, the World Builders

So I really enjoyed the first two seasons of Extra Sci-Fi, and since they’ve just started up with season three, I’d like to do a blog series where I react to the episodes. From the first episode, it looks like the main focus of this season is on Lord of the Rings and Dune, two… Continue reading Extra Sci-Fi S3E1: Tolkien and Herbert, the World Builders

My LTUE Schedule

Life, the Universe, and Everything is happening in Provo, Utah in just a few days, and I will be there! I plan to spend all day Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the symposium, so if you want to catch up with me, just find me in the lobby or wandering around the dealer’s room. Here’s… Continue reading My LTUE Schedule

Politically incorrect thoughts on intersectional authorship

I’m subscribed to six or seven short story podcasts, and I’ve noticed a trend on them recently. Before they start the story, they introduce the author by first listing all of the intersectional minority identities that the author qualifies for, like “queer,” “transgender,” “immigrant,” “disabled,” “person of color,” etc. Whenever story starts off like this,… Continue reading Politically incorrect thoughts on intersectional authorship

Why my books are no longer available in paperback

All of my books are available as ebooks, but only a few of them were available in print. Until now. If you’ve looked to buy one of my paperbacks, you may have noticed that none my books are available in print. Why? TL;DR: KDP Paperback sucks monkey balls, and I’m not going to sell a… Continue reading Why my books are no longer available in paperback

The Honor of the Queen by David Weber

I really enjoyed On Basilisk Station, the first book in the Honor Harrington series, and the second book did not disappoint. It had all of the stuff that made the first book so amazingly awesome, plus tons more action and political intrigue. The dynamics in The Honor of the Queen were a bit different, in… Continue reading The Honor of the Queen by David Weber

Would you kill baby Hitler?

So the March for Life happened recently, and Ben Shapiro did a live show where he used a thought experiment about going back in a time machine to kill baby Hitler to make a pro-life argument. His argument was that you shouldn’t kill baby Hitler; instead, you should raise baby Hitler in a more loving… Continue reading Would you kill baby Hitler?

Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia

This was a damn good book. One of the best epic fantasy books I’ve read. I started listening to it on the Baen Free Radio Hour, where it’s currently being serialized, and decided to pick up a copy. It did not disappoint. This book reminds me of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, in the sense that it… Continue reading Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia

A Native American take on cultural appropriation

Saw this on my YouTube feed, though it was interesting. Most of the time, discussions about cultural appropriation either devolve into everyone competing to be the most outraged, either on behalf of some minority group (which they usually don’t belong to), or over all the “snowflakes” who are outraged about it, not realizing their own… Continue reading A Native American take on cultural appropriation

“The Open Source Time Machine” now available on The New Accelerator!

The good folks over at The New Accelerator have picked up another one of my stories! This time, it’s The Open Source Time Machine. If you’re already a subscriber, be sure to check it out, and if you’re not a subscriber, it looks like they put out a new weekly story for the very reasonable… Continue reading “The Open Source Time Machine” now available on The New Accelerator!