Author Archives
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Books for People Who Hate Reading #2
As a high school teacher, I have complete control over my small classroom library. Among the hand-me-downs, library leftovers and nobody-teaches-me-anymore books are carefully placed titles for reluctant readers. These are the books students who never read come back to… Read More ›
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Wheels Within Wheels: Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory
At the end of Gregory’s novella, you feel as though the story itself is a gift. Something from someone who wants to show you the best of what you, or maybe all of us, could become.
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Revisited: Ancient Aliens Season 3 Episode 1
Joe: Aliens and the Old West is this week’s theme. Okay, so the Old West was a place that never actually existed. I live in Texas, okay? I grew up here since the 2nd grade, and have lived here most… Read More ›
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Books for People who Hate Reading #1
As a high school teacher, I have complete control over my small classroom library. Among the hand-me-downs, library leftovers and nobody-teaches-me-anymore books are carefully placed titles for reluctant readers. These are the books students who never read come back to… Read More ›
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Doodle: Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #16
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M. R. James’ Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories
By John H. Stevens I am conflicted about M. R. James’ stories. His English ghost stories are formulaic narratives, tangled with details that seem to dull the progress toward that ineffable, terrifying moment of recognition of the past’s weight and… Read More ›
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The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
It’s been said that the sense of smell has the ability to bring back memories more than any other. But what about taste?
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Revisited: Ancient Aliens Season 2 Episode 6
Joe: I can say with a straight face that this was the dullest episode to date. It shouldn’t be, because we’re finally getting to first-person encounters with aliens, but I’m bored. I’m watching this episode, and these Air Force enlisted… Read More ›
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Review of The Last Interview and Other Conversations and The Wild Girls by Ursula K. Le Guin
By John H. Stevens Ursula K. Le Guin was a prolific writer, penning dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories. She also wrote frequently about the creative process and the socio-political forces that influenced it. This topic came up… Read More ›
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The Righteousness of Truth: Brooke Bolander’s Only Harmless Great Thing
Before Joe started doodling and I started typing up reviews, I had a dream: I was singing softly, quietly, to myself as I worked, yet my voice echoed and was amplified and the gentle tune was heard near and far… Read More ›