August 11, 2020
In further efforts to keep myself occupied during these the days of our Ronapocalypse, I’ve been mainlining movies and TV shows like it’s my job. It isn’t, but I can do my job while things play in the background (yay working from home!), so that’s what I’ve been doing for the last several months. Recently, I decided to go through…
July 14, 2020
Editor’s note: We haven’t officially discussed many of the Hugo nominations this year, but our fabulous Merrin wanted to tackle the short stories. Who were we to say no! Merrin has covered this particular category of the Hugos twice before, so she knows her stuff. Handy links have been provided for your own reading enjoyment, and you should definitely check…
June 9, 2020
During this here quarantine I’ve been video gaming like it’s my erstwhile commute. Which is to say, daily and multiple times a day. Throughout my time in isolation, I’ve made it a point to stick to things I find comforting and calming. In gaming terms, this would be Dragon Age: Inquisition, which I have in fact been playing quite a…
May 12, 2020
How is everyone’s quarantine going? Mine’s been fine. I’ve played three video games straight through, read nine books, and watched at least 10 seasons of tv shows. So at least I’ve been kind of productive? If we call media consumption such. A lot of what I’ve mentally ingested these past couple of months has been comfort food, things I know…
April 14, 2020
Here’s the long and short of what you need to know about this new Star Trek series: I put the title of this article at the top of the page, thought about the finale I just finished watching last night, and started crying again a little bit. Is it a little bit fan service? Yes. Does the fan service sometimes…
March 10, 2020
There was a period of time, just after I’d gotten my first job and suddenly had a lot of disposable income and nothing to really spend it on, that I began a collection of Nora Roberts novels. I don’t think I ever had the one that she pulled from publication (for not really fitting her brand), but I had absolutely…
February 11, 2020
And now for a post that will sure spark zero arguments in the comments: a ranking of every Star Wars film in order of a) how much I like them b) how well crafted a film it is and slightly less important, c) how much it adds to the Star Wars universe. My criteria are entirely based on my own taste and…
January 14, 2020
To truly understand my journey with this podcast (because it has been a journey), you first need to understand that this article started its life in the Salt Mine. I began listening to this podcast back in 2015-16 and was ultimately betrayed by the wait in between episodes and things that were happening on the show that I just wasn’t…
December 10, 2019
Jumpship Hope (2019) Written by: Adria Laycraft Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 300 pages (Kindle) Publisher: Tyche Books Ltd Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. The premise: Earth is a storm-ravaged wasteland Humanity has fled the planet, establishing bases off-world. But disaster has struck the food crops of Luna Base,…
November 12, 2019
The recent spate of live action remakes of Disney classics has been hit or miss for me, but I genuinely enjoyed 2014’s Maleficent, which reimagined the evil queen from the classic Sleeping Beauty into the true love’s kiss that wakes Aurora from the curse. I fully anticipated loving this second installment in the continuing story, and was deeply disappointed by what unfolded…