The Forgotten Pleasures of Small and Simple
When bigger isn't better.
Martians Invading Your Inbox
A new project starting next month!
Be Fezziwig
It’s the middle of August, so let’s talk about A Christmas Carol. It’s an early fantasy novel, and it has time travel, so I say it’s on topic all year. My...
Gone Fishing
Check out the Keepthings!
Capitalism, Continuity, and Art
“Everything Changes.” Suzuki Roshi
Tired Time Travel Tropes
If it weren't for time travel, we'd have no Trek at all.
Bicycles and Books
Like chocolate and peanut butter.
Things Learned While Bike Touring
Lessons to pick up.
Who Are You?
(I really wanna know)
Mistaken Jingoism and a Cover Reveal
I've got a complete cover. Just need to finish the book.
Games People Play
I'm not a gamer. I could take the easy out and blame my age, but I wasn't very good back in the days of Defender, Tempest, or Dragon's Lair, either. Are You...
Silo and The Mission
A new sci-fi series from Apple, and old music from the U.K.
Reading and Listening
Well, things got a bit out of control and I am late, horribly late, on this week's post. So, rather than miss a week, here's a "what I'm up to" post....
Spying Is Just Another Service We Offer
Those who would give up essential privacy to get a good price on cheap crap deserve a lot of crap.
Beam Me Up Scotty
They're still driving SUVs and using cellphones down here.
The Room Where It Happens
Does he understand?
There Oughta Be A Law
Well, there kinda is.
Living in the Future
Where's my flying SUV?
Everything Would Have Changed
Or not.
Origins of the Great War of the Worlds: Part 3
When History, Like Star Wars, Rhymes
The Origins of the Great War of the World: Part 2
We're Not Worthy! We're Not Worthy!
Origins of the Great War of the Worlds: Part 1
Little Ricky Meets a Nice British Man
Do I Know You?
Last night somebody broke into my apartment and replaced everything with exact duplicates...
Look at the Size of That Thing
Godzilla and his Kaiju cohort were regulars on late night (and afternoon?1) TV in the 1970s. Like most kids my age, I was a huge fan. Of course by the time I...
A Monumentally Unimaginative Movie
Fathers, sons, and Kubrick
World War IV Lasted Five Days
Politicians had finally solved the problem of urban blight
Not the Car. The Other One.
Science fiction is full of larger-than-life characters. But science fact has its share of giants, too.
You Can Go Back Again
In which a TV studio miraculously does a fan favorite justice.
Back to the Great War (of the Worlds)
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Mine was great. We stayed home, which is my favorite way to celebrate, and I worked on revisions of my novel....
The Martian War On Christmas
The attack we don't talk about.
Bowdlerizing Bradbury
If you can't beat 'em, secretly edit 'em.
Extremely Hardcore Considered Harmful
This part isn't funny.
It'll Cost You Six Dollars to Delete This
(Not really.)
#RenewThePeripheral
Let's keep a great show going.
Dead or Alive, You’re Coming with Me
You have 20 seconds to comply.
The Patrick Henry Project
Give me nuclear testing or give me death?
Shut Up and Listen to the Birds
Also, guess who's going back to the moon?
Great Dismal
William Gibson and the Peripheral
Plant People
Plants are people, too.
Use That Tinfoil Hat as an Antenna
FitBits and Steering Wheels are so 2020!
Spiders!
Scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could...
The Great War of the Worlds
Let's give the Kaiser heat-rays and atomic power supplies!
Great Robots and Bad Stock Photos
Breakthroughs and Low Points in Science
Sci-fi Cinema: Rollerball (1975)
Taking One for the Team
Coming soon
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