Heroes Continues

by | Jan 24, 2007 | General

NBC’s hit show “Heroes”:http://www.nbc.com/Heroes is back and the writing is as good as ever. I love what this show is doing, and I’m really beginning to like the direction it seems to be heading in. It’s taken 12 episodes, but as...

Sci-fi Podcasts

by | Dec 19, 2006 | Technology

I put an 8GB iPod Nano on my Christmas list this year. I don’t really expect to get it – it is, after all, a fairly expensive item. Initially, I had rebelled against anything iPod. I tend to reject fad movements, and iPods were one of those things that...

Bleak

by | Dec 16, 2006 | General

365 tomorrows :: View topic – October 9th, RELUCTANT Someone over at the 365 Tomorrows forum recently observed that a lot of sci-fi first contact stories end with humanity blowing themselves up (and often the alien beings, as well). And it’s true –...

The Literary Sexual Mechanic

by | Dec 14, 2006 | Writing

“Yesterday I mentioned”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/12/13/reality-dysfunctional/ my dislike of the literary sex mechanic. Today I’d like to elaborate on my views on this topic a little. This is a difficult philosophy to put into words, so bear...