Reviews of Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership have begun to turn up, and I’ve been remiss in linking to them. Unreality SF, a UK-based review site, has two reviews of the book. One is by Dan, the other by Jens. Both reviews break the anthology down story by story, and both provideContinue reading “On Reviews”
On Ice Cream Sandwiches
My grandmother ate my ice cream sandwiches. Had she eaten them and thrown the wrappers away, I’d have been annoyed, but it wouldn’t have been a tragedy. Had she eaten them and left the wrappers on the counter, I’d have been annoyed, but I’d have been okay. Had she eaten them partially, and frozen whatContinue reading “On Ice Cream Sandwiches”
On Economic Curiosities
Strangely enough, Guinness is now cheaper than Sam Adams.
On Impeaching the President
Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Congressman from Ohio and former Presidential candidate, is introducing 35 articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush. I’ve long wanted to see Bush impeached and removed from office. Or, even better, Bush extradited to Europe to stand trial at the Hague for war crimes. I know that Kucinich’s resolution will goContinue reading “On Impeaching the President”
On the Need for Pirates
It’s hot. It’s really hot. This is no mere heat wave. This is global warming, pure and simple. There’s only one thing to be done, really. High seas piracy. Where are the pirates stepping up to the plate, to sacrifice their lives, liberty, and sacred honor on the high seas? Where are the men ofContinue reading “On the Need for Pirates”
On Paperback Writer
It sometimes surprises me, given the cultural signifance of the Beatles, that there’s not more fiction devoted to the Beatles than there is. There’s a few novels — Liverpool Fantasy stands out — and some short stories, like Ian MacLeod’s “Snodgrass” and Stephen Baxter’s “The Twelfth Album.” Curiously, all of these novels are alternate historiesContinue reading “On Paperback Writer”
On Late Night Conversations
At midnight, my grandmother wanted to talk. She’d fallen asleep earlier in the evening, sometime around nine, and now it was midnight and she was done with her nap. She opened the door at the bottom of the steps, and began to ask questions. “Are you cool enough?” she asked. No. “Yes,” I said. “AreContinue reading “On Late Night Conversations”
On the Dreamy Idealist
Seen around the blogosphere today, a personality test! (The graphic is clickable, by the way. In case you’re curious what a “Dreamy Idealist” is.) Personally, I prefer being Ireland. Or “All You Need Is Love.” 😉 Blogged with the Flock Browser
On Weird Dreams
I dreamt last night that I was watching Remington Steele. (I have all five seasons on DVD, so it wasn’t like I dreamt of something I couldn’t otherwise do.) Except, this wasn’t an ordinary dream of me, putting an ordinary disc into the DVD player, watching an ordinary episode. No. I was trying to interestContinue reading “On Weird Dreams”
On Hitting The Jackpot
“What’d you do?” he asked. “Hit the jackpot?” I was standing at the fare machine in the subway terminal. Coins rattled in the machine, falling in the change cup. I looked to my right. A kid, maybe twenty-two, had asked the question. It was an obvious question — the fare machine sounded like a slotContinue reading “On Hitting The Jackpot”