Another fun, adventurious episode from the Orville that started with a classic TNG style opening. After receiving a distress signal from a nearby ship, the crew of the Orville are surprised to find that captain Mercer's parents are on the ship. He and the first officer take a shuttle over to the stranded ship, but …
The Orville, episode 1
I had zero interest in seeing this show back when the trailer first came out. Though I used to enjoy Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane's brand of humor (farts, falling down, and mentioning things you've heard of before) is just not my thing anymore. But during my constant complaining about Star Trek: Discovery, I keep getting …
Star Trek: Discovery, episode 4
Well, I'm still watching. This episode, once again, keeps dragging me along like an abusive relationship. I get a little hint of interesting in that the deadly creature in the Captain's chambers is somehow a giant Tardigrade. This is a super cool idea because Tardigrades are super interesting and I don't think I've seen a Tardigrade …
Rejection
I often feel like I'm in an unresolved quantum state of love/hate toward my own writing. It fluctuates so quickly sometimes that I can't even read it. Nothing cures that like a rejection. Rejections magnify all faults and mute all positives. Now, maybe I can actually look at this story long enough to work on …
Waiting
The hardest part of a rejection is waiting for it... I'm at the point where it's been long enough that I'm starting to think they might accept it. Which, if untrue, will make the rejection more sad than it usually is. Also, I have to keep waiting before I can send it somewhere else!
Jonas David 