Nobody knows why the government chose the small town of Two Rivers, Michigan, as the site for a top secret military project. Even most of the people involved in the project don’t know what it’s really about. That’s alright, because most of the denizens of this backwoods community are used to minding their own business.… Continue reading Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson
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Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb
It’s that time of year! Elves, Klingons, slave women, gamers, computer geeks, aspiring writers, and superfans are converging on Rubicon, the annual science fiction convention. Mild mannered citizens beware! Newest among the motley crew is Jay Omega, a young, local computer professor and first-time author on a mission: make sure that nobody he knows in… Continue reading Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb
Jemma 7729 by Phoebe Wray
The following is a book review I wrote for The Leading Edge. It will be coming out in the November issue, along with my short story Decision LZ150207. The editors gave me permission to post the review here. Be sure to pick up a copy of the magazine when it comes out! Jemma is a… Continue reading Jemma 7729 by Phoebe Wray
I want to see this movie
It looks really good. Dark, depressing, and very, very graphic, but good. I mean, check out the animation: Awesome. I think my Middle East studies major has desensitized me to a lot of the violence in that part of the world. Probably not as much as if I were caught up in the conflict on… Continue reading I want to see this movie
WOTF update
The first round of 3rd quarter honorable mentions for the Writers of the Future contest are in. I’m not in them. I also haven’t received a rejection yet. <crosses fingers>
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, an ancient race of sentient aliens known as the Amarantin went extinct just as their civilization experienced a golden age. No one knows why, but archeologist Dan Sylveste is determined to find out. Unlike the other colonists on the remote planet of Resurgam, he believes that the answer may… Continue reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I think the first line of this novel sums it up better than I ever could: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. I’ve been familiar with the story of Pride and Prejudice for a long time, but this… Continue reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Some quick updates
It’s been a while since I’ve written for this blog…and it’s probably going to be a while before I write again. I’m going home to Massachusetts in less than a week, and I just learned today that I need to find a place to live for the fall. So…I’m packing, scrambling, trying to find a… Continue reading Some quick updates
Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing is back!
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but about a month ago, I noticed something awesome in my podcast catcher: a new episode of Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing! AISFP is an awesome podcast about the sf&f publishing world–one of the best podcasts on writing and publishing that I’ve found. It’s hosted by… Continue reading Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing is back!
I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
John is a weird kid. When he isn’t helping out his mother at their small-town mortuary, taking intense, morbid pleasure from opening up the dead bodies and exploring their insides, he’s researching serial killers, devouring every book he can find on the subject. If he had his way, he would open bodies all day–dead and… Continue reading I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells