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My Best of 2010, Part Two

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Wesley

J. L. Carr, A Month in the Country A short novel about a First World War veteran who recovers from PTSD and a broken marriage as he restores a fresco by an unknown medieval artist in a village church. If … Continue reading →

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Alternate Histories

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Wesley

I haven’t written much lately. I’ve felt used up and exhausted and, honestly, I feel like I haven’t been thinking much lately. Writing is thought set down and recorded, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I haven’t come … Continue reading →

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Good Guys, Bad Guys

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Wesley

Every time I think modern American craziness has peaked, and will now degrade into mere oddness and maybe eventually into normalcy, it stops and turns around and zigzags to new heights. Since the health care bill passed I’ve read about … Continue reading →

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Cory Doctorow, Makers

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Wesley

One complaint I hear from people who don’t like science fiction is that it’s about ideas and not people. Given the amount of SF I read I obviously don’t agree, but even I think they sometimes have a point–about Cory … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Fearing, Clark Gifford’s Body

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Wesley

I’m starting to write reviews again. I’m not entirely convinced by this one, but at some point I have to stop fiddling with it, so here it is. Clark Gifford’s Body is an obvious reference to the old song about … Continue reading →

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Comics for Health Care!

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Wesley

I’ve linked to these in blog comments elsewhere, but haven’t yet done so on my own blog. First, Kevin Huizenga discovered Superman plugging universal health care in a 1952 issue of The Adventures of Bob Hope. (Isn’t it amazing that … Continue reading →

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Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Wesley

In retrospect, the most significant thing about Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible is what it did for Gallifrey. Which is interesting, because it’s also the smallest part of the book. For years, Gallifrey was a mysterious, rarely seen planet of space … Continue reading →

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