Are Stormtroopers Really Bad Shots?
Poor stormtroopers, forced to wear limiting armour (you try shooting when your eye slot is so small), relentlessly teased for
Star Wars
LOTR, Tolkien
Thank You Christopher Tolkien
Right off the bat I want to do exactly what the title says and thank Christopher Tolkien for his decades
Wayfinder, wind
Livestreaming the world’s wind
I am absolutely addicted to this site, Windyty.com. It shows you wind patterns live (maybe a 30 minute delay) for
Africa, Namibia
Reflections on Living in Namibia
It’s been five years since I left Africa, possibly, but hopefully not, for good (and eight years since I lived
Books, Creativity, critical thinking
Emperor of the Eight Islands, a review
Lian Hern writes a good tale here, but not a great one. She sets it in a fictional medieval Japan,
Books, Dune, Frank Herbert
The Many Levels That Dune Can Be Read At
Hey, if you haven’t already read Frank Herbert’s Dune, then: a) Shame on you. And b) I’m going to spoil
Star Trek
Star Trek at 50 – Beyond the fanbase
It?s the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, and the fans had been hoping for a grand celebration. With no new
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Movies, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, technology
The Martian is NOT a true story (but it could have been)
So the buzz this morning is that a number of people are leaving theatres after seeing The Martian, believing that
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Music as a weapon – too silly an idea?
I’m at a bit of a crossroads with the novel I’m writing (hereafter referred to as WiP – short for
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The Fallacy of Comparing Modern Writers to the Golden Age of Sci Fi
There?s a conversation going on in my writer?s group about science fiction that I wanted to pull out and discuss