Fantasy in the Real World
Sometimes people talk about fantasy as allowing readers to see or realize things about our real world…
Reading
Friday Beginnings and 56 – Currently Reading
Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader. Friday 56 is hosted at Head Full of Books. Ann Aguirre…
Books on My Fall 2026 To-Read List
Like always I’m pretty evenly split between nonfiction and sci-fi/fantasy. These are books that I already either…
It’s Monday! What are you reading?
I’m still swinging between extremes with nonfiction on a papal conclave and on an ethical issue during…
Weekend Update
Here’s a few recent photos. We’ve been out on hikes. Nemo got asked on his Instagram if…
Detailed Worldbuilding?
Ursula K Le Guin has written about “consciously imitating” Tolkien and creating a wider landscape and history…
Recent Quotes
It’s time for a quote roundup. “I already know about the queen and that elves are looking…
What Do You Use for a Bookmark?
I am a firm believer in the Use Anything Laying Around for a Bookmark school of thought….