The Hereafter Gang. Doing the Limbo Rock.
I just finished re-reading Neal Barrett, Jr.’s The Hereafter Gang. It’s probably been twenty years or more since I first read it and I wanted
April 12, 2026
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The Grist of Tim Powers
I have just finished yet another notable novel by the estimable Tim Powers. My thanks to Toni Weisskopf and Baen Books for the gratis copy.
March 22, 2026
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Rereading Firelord.
I have intended to reread Parke Godwin’s Firelord for years. But somehow I always picked something else. Perhaps I wasn’t in the mood for yet
February 8, 2026
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Poul Anderson Opening Markets
Memorable characters can be hard to come by in classic science-fiction. The stories may be memorable. Authors were invested in the scene, the problem to
February 1, 2026
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The Kull Dialectics
It had been some time since I last read the collection King Kull. Picking it from the shelf was rewarding. The general impression and memory
January 18, 2026
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Musings on the Lord of the Rings. An Appendix.
You read “‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.” and close the book. Or do you? There is more if you just turn the page. But why
January 11, 2026
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Musings on The Lord of the Rings. Part II.
While following Frodo, Sam, and Gollum from the Emyn Muil to Cirith Ungol, I paused at a few passages, considering them in a new (to
December 21, 2025
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Musings on The Lord of the Rings. I
I have been leisurely reading through The Lord of the Rings. This marks my 19th, or perhaps 20th reading. (It isn’t a contest, but to
December 14, 2025
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The Continental Op: The Hardest Boiled.
I purchased a copy of a Dashiell Hammett collection, The Big Knockover. And I’m glad I did. With a single exception, the book is a
December 7, 2025
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