Living in a deep blue state carries with it a host of disadvantages that aren’t worth dwelling upon here.  The deep blue denizens of my particular blue state tend to run to the more passive-aggressive end of the spectrum.  Learning that a Trump supporter walks in their midst will...

Getting a bit burned out and need to recharge my batteries.  As a homeschooling family, the fall resumption of class takes a larger than normal toll on my free time.  But don’t worry, this old soldier won’t be fading away any tome soon, nor will he be leaving any...

Chris Cutalik runs the phenomenal D&D blog, Hill Cantons.  A recent post over there featured this Frank Frazetta painting of John Carter putting the hurt on a trio of (what I think are) Black Martians.  Dude.  Black Martian Lives Matter. Frank Frazetta is one of my favorite artists, for...

Amazon’s recommendations don’t bother me.  They know what I like and have helped me find some interesting reads.  This one showed up in my inbox and amused me enough to share:   Yeah.  Yeah, I think I might like that one.  Thanks, Amazon!  ...

Last November, the World Fantasy Award stopped using Lovecraft’s name and image for their top prize due to his disturbing tendency to engage in crimethink. What I want to know is, when will the SFWA follow suit and change the name of their trophy to something more appropriate than...

This month we are discussing Brian Niemeier’s Nethereal over at the Puppy of the Month Book Club.  My initial thoughts on the book went live yesterday.  Here’s a taste: The setting of Nethereal is different.  Very different.  Mention has been made that it blends fantasy and science fiction in...

The last twenty years of publishing has really done a number on the second hand book market.  As a kid, you couldn’t swing a dead cat in a used bookstore without hitting some high quality writing.  Near as I can tell, the early Heinlein novels and Conan collections and...

Overdrive is the poor man’s Audible.  It’s a cell phone program that allows you to check out books from your local public library.  You can even listen to audio books which you can download from Project Gutenberg’s Audio Books section or through the local library branch.    The books available on Project...

As mentioned previously, the publishing world is undergoing a revolution, and the pulp revolution is just one outgrowth of the changes roiling the market.  I use the term ‘pulp revolution’ mainly because smarter men than I use it, but also because it encapsulates the salient points of the changes taking...

If you haven’t listened to the latest edition of Geek Gab yet, it’s well worth your time.  Just be ready for a bombastic introduction by Daddy Warpig; he settles down after the first couple of minutes, and while still excited, drops the slow yelling. P. Alexander is the guest...