See on Scoop.it – Books, Writing, and Reviews We are in the midst of a glorious Golden Age of paranormal fantasy—the last ten years, specifically, in genre fiction have been nothing short of landscape-changing. The days of rigidly defined categories… Read More ›
Books
Taming the Techno Beast
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of posts focusing on how civilization is disintegrating because of technology. The loss of privacy, clearly because of websites like Facebook. The prevalence of moronic rumors on the Internet that for incomprehensible reasons, people actually… Read More ›
Happily Reading Myself to Death
Half a dozen times during the past few months, I’ve seen the sun rise and heard the birds wake and sing the morning in. I have sometimes gotten up very early to see the sunrise and take pictures. More typically,… Read More ›
Redshirts, by John Scalzi: A Book Review
The story within a story (or play within a play), where fictional characters interact with people in the real world is not new or unique. Shakespeare used it and as Scalzi himself bears witness, there have been a lot of… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 