I just went and watched Prince of Persia. My first impression (and that of my friend who saw it with me) was “It wasn’t bad” and “Well, it was pretty.” The more I think, though, the more I realize we were fairly harsh on the movie. It had many of the makings of a great [...]

As the title says.  Also, going to Atlanta for JordanCon this weekend. Super-awesome times to be had. Dunno if I’ll get a “weekend” normal post up or not, but I will be posting a recap of JordanCon over at Tor.com next week.

As promised, I continue on my thoughts that ended Tuesday with the question: is a Them what makes an Us? I mean this on many levels, both from the question of the possibility at all of a single over-arching government to the very creation of social cliques. I am sure somewhere in here I’ll address [...]

So, recent discussion all over the place—from bad word choices of senators to discussion of the meaning of Holmes and Avatar—have gotten me thinking about the concept of messages.  What is a story supposed to say?  What did the author want it to say, and what did the author end up saying?  They aren’t always [...]

Halfman
This is a rewrite of something I did a while ago.  It is a revisit to the world of Adervyn and steam-powered cyborgs, and the tale of one man upholds the job and his first encounter with the half-man, half-machine.
Also, small administrivia: Short stories will now be posted whenever I can manage to get one [...]