You may or may not have heard, but Amazon has come up with a way to license fan fiction.* This project is called Kindle Worlds, and it’s getting bandied about different ways all over the internet, with some people happy … Continue reading →
I saw Oblivion over the weekend. The special effects were great, and the story was fun, but for me it really drove home what I enjoy about science fiction. Some people get into the ideas and technology, others love the … Continue reading →
Since moving to Portland, I have gotten back into NBA basketball. I haven’t watched basketball regularly since Michael Jordan retired, but Portland has no pro baseball or football teams. One trip to the Rose Center was all I needed to … Continue reading →
I was all set to write a post about how modern America needs a Trickster figure. It made sense. In our fiction, we’re always making references to mythic Tricksters: Coyote, Loki, Anansi, Reynard, Monkey and others. But what Tricksters has … Continue reading →