Hello to all readers, fellow writers and sci-fi junkies alike! As it’s been a while since I’ve made any concrete, detailed updates regarding the Architects of the Illusion series, I decided I would start making more regular updates, now that
The Writing Lodge: Slushpile Millionaire
My point today is going to sound minor at first, even nitpicky, but the more I go on, the more it’s going to sound emblematic of an institutional problem with how certain facets of the traditional publishing industry view themselves
Goosebumps: Review
The universe is full of mysteries: did the Kepler telescope discover an advanced alien mega-structure around the star KIC 8462852, or just an amazingly coincidental series of meteor shadows? Is human consciousness the universe’s way of experiencing itself? And more
The Writing Lodge: Short Stories And The Long Game
(Welcome to the latest Looking Glass column, The Writing Lodge! Here I’ll discuss various aspects of the writing process. I may even invite guest authors from the literary community in on occasion. For now, though, here’s something I’ve been thinking
Muse: Drones review
“Save me from the ghosts of shadows, before they eat my soul!” Over the course of their last three albums, Muse morphed in my eyes from an occasional listen into an essential face of rock, their sound consistently sleek, ear-catching,
Star Fox Zero review
Sometimes the best way to put things in context is to run down a little history lesson. But if you just want to skip to the stuff specifically about SFZ, CTRL+F “Zero review time!” Star Fox’s history of turbulence began
New author/reader initiative: Sneak Peek 2.0
Hey! This post is doing something a little different, in that I’m here today to promote an excellent new resource for authors and readers alike. If you’ve peered into this part of my site, you may have seen me namedrop
The Walking Dead season 6 finale analysis: “Hi, I’m Negan.”
(Needless to say, due to the timely nature of this piece, heavy unmarked spoilers are just ahead.) The last time I did a reaction-analysis like this, it was to defend a controversial narrative decision made by a popular series. This
Hollow Bones: The Crossover Nobody Saw Coming
Sometimes crossovers happen because they’re planned from the jump: when the Avengers get together to push back some omega-level threat, it’s because the writers of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have carefully cultivated their depictions of the individual heroes to work
Why “That Scene” in The Force Awakens Was Necessary
*SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS* No, really. This is the biggest spoiler in the Star Wars series since No, I Am Your Father, and that’s why I’m typing filler here specifically so that a reader can’t swing by and be spoiled