Writing is a soothing balm for me. It soothes me. Like the Star of Elendil, it provides me with a light in dark places. I’ve been wanting to write more, and my favorite writing is the writing I do here. I especially like writing about books. Last year, I tried an (unsuccessful1) experiment to write…
Let me start by saying that generally speaking, I am not a fan of fantasy fiction. This doesn’t mean that I don’t like it, it simply means that I prefer other things (like science fiction) ahead of fantasy and there is enough science fiction to keep me busy for a lifetime. Also, I have this…
I finished watching Season 1 of the History Channel series The Universe a few days ago and I enjoyed it for the most part. The episodes were interesting and the computer graphics helped to illustrate concepts that might not otherwise be clear to a layperson. As a popular program on science, it does a good…
I’ve had a few people ask, knowing that I am not really a fan of fantasy, but also knowing that I think HBO does good series. My DVR is programmed to record the Game of Thrones (which I keep wanting to read as Crown of Thorns for some reason), but I cannot yet say whether…