Monthly Archives: January 2016

The Tale of the ARC

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Marion

One really good thing about being a reviewer is that I get lots of free books. One really bad thing about being a reviewer is that I get lots of free books. Because I don’t use an e-reader, these are … Continue reading →

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I Read “The Algorithms of Value;” I Got Angry

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Marion

Clarkesworld Issue 112 leads with a story by the prolific SFF writer Robert Reed, “The Algorithms of Value.” The story is set on Earth, probably less than one hundred years in the future. The planet is seriously overpopulated with humans, … Continue reading →

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A Devil’s Brew: Thoughts on The Witches, by Stacy Schiff

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Marion

I’m still reading The Witches by Stacy Schiff. After the first third, I started to struggle, and set the book aside to read a few other things. Part of this choice is emotional. It’s difficult to be reminded, page after … Continue reading →

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Hugos, 2016; A Bit of Self-Promotion

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Marion

I’m not great at self-promotion, but self-promotion is necessary these days, and this time it’s not all about me. I want to let people know that the site I review for, Fantasy Literature, is eligible to be nominated (and even … Continue reading →

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Now You See Me

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Marion

I was so happy to see a trailer for this … and to see that Daniel Radcliffe is in it! According to IMDB.com, there is a Now You See Me 3 already in production. Now You See Me, the first movie, … Continue reading →

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Setting; Map Your Home Town

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Marion

Writing friend J.C. Ross lent me the Josip Nokakovich book Writing Fiction Step by Step. Nokakovich’s book has fourteen chapters; each chapter is a element of story, like Character, Plot, Point of View and so on. Nokakovich won the Man … Continue reading →

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American Alley

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Marion

I went to Petaluma to visit Kentucky Street, which holds Copperfield’s Books, Cafe Zazzle, and a couple of antique shops. I was looking for an end table I had seen the previous weekend, which, as it turned out, was in … Continue reading →

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Integration?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Marion

This isn’t a story, it’s a passage. I found it when I was cleaning out—throwing out – tons of old notebooks, notecards, bookmarks, folders, pamphlets and pencil stubs that I’ve kept for decades in case I might need them sometime. … Continue reading →

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Three King’s Day

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Marion

Tomorrow is Three Kings Day, Epiphany, and also called Twelfth Night (Shakespeare’s play was commissioned to be performed on Epiphany Eve). In Christian mythology, it celebrates the visit of three kings, “wise men” or wizards (Magi) to see the infant … Continue reading →

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Star Wars, a Spoiler Free Reaction

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Marion

Long ago, in the final days of 2015, in a cinema not that far away, I saw Star Wars; The Force Awakens. The Rialto has opened their café, and they have a liquor license. They haven’t changed any of the … Continue reading →

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