Damek.

I just finished reading Axis by Robert Charles Wilson. This is a pretty good review that I agree with.
It’s a sequel to Spin, which was surprisingly complex and exciting. Wikipedia tells me there’s another sequel to be published, perhaps Axis suffers slightly from being a semi-detached “middle book of a trilogy” - those often have […]

Early this morning I was thinking of watching the latest episode of Doctor Who but last night Alex told me in chat she hadn’t seen it yet, so I decided to wait & watch it with her. I can always watch things a second time, but it’s nice to share a show we like together […]

Well it’s been nice here. Toronto’s a lovely city, what little I’ve seen of it anyway. The subway/streetcar system is neat though I’ve avoided using it. The city itself reminds me a little of Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York all jumbled together. Maybe a little Chicago, too, though I say that only from pictures. […]

I meant to include in that previous post on science fiction that “the strange” extends beyond Amazing Tales, Lovecraft and Asimov. I liked that Wilson said The Strange was hiding for much of the 20th century; I’d say it was hiding a bit even in places like Stephen King, David Bowie, “alternate rock,” etc. *glares […]

As I sit at home with my damaged knee up on a pillow, sipping a little rum, eating some chili, waiting for the time to leave for a couple hours evening after-work work, listening to a child’s playful yells outside that unfortunately sound eerily like a cat in heat (or is it the other way […]