As part of my Vacation in the Golden Age, I need to obtain the issues of Astounding between July 1939 and December 1950. Many of these I already have and in fact, my first gap wasn’t until Episode 35, the May 1942 issue of Astounding. I obtained the 1942 issues (many of which are signed)…
Twenty-three episodes into this Vacation and I think I am finally beginning to get the hang of these columns. I altered my approach to this issue and you will have to let me know if it shows. Up until now, I would take notes as I read the issue, and then, on Sunday morning, I’d…
I have been on the same page of A Feast for Crows (p. 314, pi) for more than a week now. This has happened before in the series, but when you couple it with the fact that my mind is wandering and itching to read other things, it’s usually a sign that I’ve reached my saturation…
Yesterday I listed 5 writers I keep meaning to read 1. Today I’m listing 7 writers whose work I’ve attempted to read, but which for various reasons, I’ve struggled with. This struggle is likely the fault of the reader, not the writer, so keep that in mind as you go through the list. 1. Charles Stross I…
Locus didn’t arrive in my inbox yesterday and when I started to investigate why, I remembered that my subscription expired in August and I neglected to renew. I renewed it last night, choosing the digital-only option in line with my paperless lifestyle, and read through it before bed last night. A few items that caught my…
Yesterday I listed 11 writers that I always read. Today I’m going to list 5 writers that I keep meaning to read. These are authors who are active and who I may have read once or twice before and who I may have even met, but for some reason, I just really haven’t read their…
I had a list and a plan. What I didn’t have was sleep. If I slept at all last night it was for an hour or two. I’d planned to get up bright and early and get a bunch of stuff done today. Instead, I slept in until 8am and had to play catch-up for…