Transformative cover songs
One thing that my partner and I disagree on is cover songs. As often as not, her first exposure to […]
Creativity, music
Movies, Science Fiction
A Rainy Day Movie List – Some Sci-Fi to Watch
Please note this post is from 2015 (10+ years old). Links may not work in the future There has been
Books, Dune, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, LOTR, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany, Tolkien
10 Novels that have stayed with me
David Gerrold*, noted science fiction writer, had an interesting article on his website, 10 Novels that have stayed with me.
critical thinking, Social Discourse, society, technology
Does automation liberate or enslave society?
A few things in the news lately have got me thinking about the first books I read by Isaac Asimov
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The long, painful journey from long fiction to short
A year ago I would have told you that I can’t write short fiction, that I need to write stories
Books, Marvel, Movies, Star Trek
Artificial Intelligence: Malicious in Movies, Benevolent in Books
Why is it that the portrayal of artificial intelligence in movies and books are contradictory? Almost universally, movies portray AI as adversarial to humans while books show AI benevolently.
Jurassic World, Movies, Science Fiction, Willful Suspension of Disbelief
What’s up with Jurassic World’s Blue Raptor?
If you haven’t been watching the trailers for Jurassic World, well, good for you. I’m not too keen on this
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Evolution of a story, part 2: How ‘Honey Bees & Blackholes’ became ‘Long-Term Storage’
Long-Term Storage was the third of my four drabbles published on the site SpeckLit in 2015. It’s only 100 words
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Self-publishing vs Traditional Publishing: A Career Decision
The hardest part of being a writer is finding the time to do a good job of it. Writing is
Nomad, Wayfinder
Crossing Porous Borders
I grew up in Canada with the firm belief that borders were sacrosanct. You couldn’t treat them lightly. Then I