Encourging Dr. Platypus to Write
Dr. Platypus has written a new episode of The Tenth Muse, and it was only because some folks encouraged him to do so. So here is some more encouragement! Write! Write! I am reading, and even linking!
Jeremy Pierce on Christians and Sci-Fi or Fantasy
Jeremy Pierce has a good piece on Christians who enjoy science fiction and fantasy. I particularly appreciated his clear statement that entertainment itself is a value, that we don’t only read fiction for some educational purpose or other, but that it can simply be relaxation and entertainment. He says: So you don’t need to think…
I Want My SUV!
[This is a work of fiction, and is part of my God-Talk club series. For more information follow the link. Also, I promised in my last God-Talk Club story that the club would discuss prophecy some more. This isn’t that post. I’ll get to it–soon, I hope. In another departure, this post was inspired by…
And now for some non-fiction
It’s probably either illegal or too shocking for this blog, but how about a true story? Caraleisa has a new blog, and presents a touching true story, A soldier, a little girl, and a tragedy….
Fiction from a Biblioblogger
Dr. Platypus has been posting some kind of fiction series for a few weeks. I just found it with #10. You need to start with #1. I won’t give away much more other than that languages do get involved, of which I recognized part, but not all, and not specifically. Enjoy!
No More Reviews!
At first I thought it would be fun to include a few notes on books I’ve been reading here. Then I thought it would help keep my posting rate up. Now, I’m thinking, not so much. After a couple of my friends called this my “book review blog” and one was even unaware that I…
Book: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
I’m prepared to read just about anything Alexander McCall Smith writes. This whole series is charming–enchanting, even. The story this time centers a great deal around the office, with her secretary, or “Associate Detective” as she has become getting involved a great deal along with her fiance. I’m not one to tell much of the…
Book: Hounded to Death
Buy Now I like Rita Mae Brown, and especially the mysteries that involve Sneaky Pie Brown. This was my first time reading from her series written around fox hunting. I guess I’m a cat person much more than a dog person, but I never really warmed up to the background in fox hunting. It just…
Movie: War, Inc.
I rarely bother to review something like this, but this one annoyed me so much that I wanted to write about it. If this had been a production for YouTube by a bunch of teenagers, it might be regarded as good. I don’t mean production quality. There were some decent effects for the combat. But…
Anthropologist Studies Gamers
I recall in general terms when I first saw an ad by an auto manufacturer that used a computer theme for selecting the vehicle. I thought at the time that the PC had come of age. A few years before I had been told by a computer dealer that he didn’t advertise on TV because…