Published inViews of Other Planes·22 hours agoMember-onlyReview: Still Just A Geek by Wil WheatonIn 2004, Wil Wheaton released his memoir, Just A Geek, largely based off of his blog. Last year, he updated it. Still Just A Geek is, above all, a celebration of personal growth. He acknowledges that he could be an ass back then, and likely still. …Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·3 days agoMember-onlyReview: Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob WilkinsMajor confession time: I am not a Terry Pratchett fan. I simply have never managed to get into his work. Gaiman yes, Pratchett no. So this is another book I would never have read if it hadn’t landed in the Hugo packet. …Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·4 days agoMember-onlyReview: Blood, Sweat, and Chrome by Kyle BuchananIf you’re old enough, you probably have a strong memory of Tina Turner in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. If you aren’t, you probably still have a strong memory of Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road. As Furiosa she stands alongside Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley as a certain type of…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·5 days agoMember-onlyReview: Sorghum And Spear: The Way of Silk and Stone, ed. Sheree Renée ThomasApparently, this shared world started with a comic book by Dedren Snead. Sheree Renee Thomas presents fourteen short stories and one poem in the Sorghum & Spear Universe, including stories from some of the finest continental and diaspora African voices working today. This includes Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Eugen Bacon, Zelda…Fantasy2 min readFantasy2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·6 days agoMember-onlyA Look at This Year’s Hugo Nominated Short FictionI am going to stick my neck out and say that short fiction awards are the hardest to win. Best Novel has the prestige, but each and every year sees thousands of truly excellent short stories. This also means the category is often the hardest to vote in (It usually…Science Fiction3 min readScience Fiction3 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·Sep 25Member-onlyThe Swarm Episode Review: Season One, Episode TwoCW: Slime-adjacent substance in the teaser. If you’re sensitive to that kind of thing, may not want to watch this while eating. We’re starting to get an idea as to what is going on, and it has to do with ice worms and ice eating bacteria. Which may be alien…The Swarm2 min readThe Swarm2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·Sep 22Member-onlyCinema Disaster: OgreThis SyFy original stars Bo Duke, from The Dukes of Hazzard. It starts with a plague in a small town in Pennsylvania and people “accepting the consequences whatever they may be.” By the way, when anyone asks you that question, you say no. …Movies2 min readMovies2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·Sep 21Member-onlyA Look at This Year’s Hugo Nominated NovelettesSo, with the two short fiction categories, I’m going to go through all the stories. I tend to find it hard to write decently long reviews of novelettes and short stories. Starting with the novelettes: “The Difference Between Love and Time” by Catherynne M. Valente Even by Valente standards, this story is weird, about somebody who has a lifelong love…Short Fiction4 min readShort Fiction4 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·Sep 20Member-onlyReview: Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuireI will note, Wayward Children is my least favorite Seanan McGuire series. (My less than popular first choice is InCryptid). But she has produced some very good novellas in this series. Where the Drowned Girls Go is one of the stronger ones. It’s ultimately about abuse. Actually? It’s about conversion…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Published inViews of Other Planes·Sep 19Member-onlyReview: What Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherThe best character in this novella is the horse. I haven’t seen a horse done as a character so well in a while. The novella is, otherwise, a retelling of “The Fall of the House of Usher,” the famous Poe story. It’s given the fairytale retelling treatment. Unfortunately, I never…Book Review1 min readBook Review1 min read
