I love Dean Koontz — he has a knack for setting the hairs on your nape standing up, while still leaving you with a feel-good ending (unlike Stephen King, who leaves a bitter taste in my mouth with his dystopian endings). Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain…
Here’s what I’m reading today in science fiction: Lou Diamond Phillips — yes, the actor guy! — has published a science-fiction retelling of the old folk tale “The Tinderbox.” In the original story, there are three dogs of varying sizes. In Phillips’ work, the “dogs” are high-tech devices of which I will speak no further.…
So I found a new (online) conference — The Jericho Writers Summer Festival of Writing. For around $40 a month, you get 3 solid months of writing webinars and mini-workshops. They’re based in the UK, so I don’t know all of the authors — but I do know Neil Gaiman! So far we’ve had some interesting…
May 4-10 is Children’s Book Week. What are some favorite books from your childhood? Here are some of mine: Goodnight Moon is a lovely read-aloud book for small children. The pictures are colorful and full of interesting details. My mother would end each section by asking “Where’s the mouse?” and my sister and I had…
I know, I know: old news. But I didn’t read the book nor watch the movie when it first came out. I usually don’t care for books about video gaming, but I kept hearing good things about this one, so I dipped a toe in. Earnest Cline quickly pulls you into the world of the…
I’ve been reading a great little “How-To” book on writing recently. The subtitle is “Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different,” and that’s pretty much what the book is – a memoir of the author’s epiphany moments. There are chapters titled “Textures,” “Tensions,” and “Troubleshooting,” interspersed with “Postcards from the Tour” chapters…
This is a great little debut novel by writer Alix E. Harrow. It’s more of a fantasy rather than sci-fi, but I enjoyed reading it and hope the author keeps writing. January Scaller is a young girl raised in a huge old mansion by a rich old collector. At times, she feels like just another…
Here’s an interesting article on anti-gravity I found as I researched the topic for the book.
Right now I’m researching what to use instead of the stale “anti-gravity” device. Found this YouTube video about “technology so advanced you won’t see it for another 50 years.”
As Tell’s an Irishman, I’ve been researching Irish slang terms and came across more than a few for … well, having a few. It’s like the Inuit are supposed to have 100 different words for snow. Here are 133 terms for being the worse for drink. Did I miss any? Email me and let me…