Did I predict it?

On July 24th, 2024, eleven days after the (first) Trump assassination attempt, I posted the following prediction: 4. The Democrats will nominate Harris for President. By this point, the coronation of Kamala Harris should be official. Without winning a single primary vote in either 2020 or 2024, she has been elected selected to be the… Continue reading Did I predict it?

Some (better) advice for the chronically single

So the Daily Wire recently put out an interesting article about the current trend of chronically single young adults who want to get married but have had zero luck, especially with today’s online dating scene. From what I can tell, online dating is like a post-apocalyptic wasteland right now—which is a huge problem, because ever… Continue reading Some (better) advice for the chronically single

The state of science fiction is as bad as Australian breakdancing

It seems like most of the internet is talking about the hilariously bad breakdancing performance given by Australia at the Paris Olympics. Apparently, the “athlete” in question is actually a university professor named Rachael Gunn who specializes in breakdancing studies, or some such nonsense, and the main reasons she got the nod to compete are… Continue reading The state of science fiction is as bad as Australian breakdancing

How I would vote now: 1972 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Cover art was so terrible in the 70s. Those… Continue reading How I would vote now: 1972 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2016 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie Uprooted by Naomi Novik Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I enjoyed The Aeronaut’s Windlass. It was a fun steampunk adventure, sort of like a mashup between Horatio Hornblower… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2016 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

How I would vote now: 2011 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

The Nominees Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold Feed by Mira Grant The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin The Dervish House by Ian McDonald Blackout and All Clear by Connie Willis The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation 2011 was the only year in which I actually attended Worldcon and voted in the… Continue reading How I would vote now: 2011 Hugo Award (Best Novel)

Let’s play the prediction game, shall we?

As tempting as it is to run out the script for Ezra’s Eagle, which has proved surprisingly durable up to this point, I don’t believe it will actually play out the way Michael B. Rush has interpreted it. Even if it is a true prophecy, it may be that Ezra foresaw a possible future, not… Continue reading Let’s play the prediction game, shall we?

Is this how Ezra’s Eagle ultimately goes down?

Today, Biden announced that he will not seek re-election, and that he endorses Kamala Harris for the Democrat nomination. At least, that’s the story we’re supposed to believe. The announcement came via an image of a letter, posted to X… which was the first time several of his aides found out that he was stepping… Continue reading Is this how Ezra’s Eagle ultimately goes down?