Would You Believe, a Nilly Noo Sto?
I was probably 9 years old when I travelled down to Clearwater, Florida, for a summer vacation with my Great Aunt Della, my Great Uncle Biffo and my cousin Cheryl. …
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Old magazines are awesome. Frozen snapshots of singular points in history, within the context of the age in which they were published. Take for example this 1966 issue of the …
Battery-Powered Birth Control Read MoreEnding The Cycle
I have just closed the final page on the most compelling 3,000 page series it has ever been my good fortune to read. I feel happy, confused, disappointed and lost; …
Ending The Cycle Read MoreCryptonomicon
Dumb luck is the best kind. The only reason that I pulled Neal Stephenson’s book Cryptonomicon off the shelf was that I had kneeled to look at something on the …
Cryptonomicon Read MoreReading Jack McDevitt
I’ve almost finished reading every Jack McDevitt novel on the shelf and am wondering how long it’s going to take for this Georgia-based author to deliver his next book to …
Reading Jack McDevitt Read MoreFood Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and Other Creatures
Lanham really delves into these classifications, making full and thoughtful anthropological observations. They’re simultaneously well-studied and hilarious.
Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and Other Creatures Read MoreA Darker Geometry
Should all movies have sequels, should all secrets be revealed? Absolutely not, without secrets there is no intrigue. Are fictional universes diminished by this literary form of urban infill? Sometimes.
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