The Grace of Kings, by Ken Liu

Ken Liu is one of the major names in modern short science fiction, and I'm a big fan. When I heard he had a novel out I jumped at the chance to buy it--only to be disappointed when I found out it was a fantasy novel instead of sci fi. But I got it anyway, …

Looper

This is another sci fi action movie that I never got around to watching because I figured I already knew the story. You can get a pretty clear idea of it from the trailer. A hit man who kills future people sent back in time from the mob. Then one day he has to kill …

Elysium

When I first saw the trailer for this Sci Fi action movie, I found myself rolling my eyes a bit. The theme is a bit played out: rich versus poor, social commentary, etc. You kind of know what to expect. So I didn't watch it for a while. After watching it, it sort of was …

A flash of light

I recently watched this video on YouTube, which is a brief (ten minute) history of the universe, narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson. It is an interesting video, and Dr. Tyson is always nice to listen to, but one part stood out to me and got me thinking. I'd heard it said several times before, that …

Writing Status and memories

My novella is nearly complete! Currently I'm just working over the final touches and tweaks, and I'm confident you'll be able to read it somewhere by the end of this year. I still don't have a title for it, though... I should probably get that figured out. Three years ago today I was broke down …