No, seriously. With this weekend being the last gasp of summer (spiritually speaking - summer has devoured both spring and autumn in the Mid-Atlantic thanks to climate change) I went out to the Seneca Creek to take some photographs. I shouldn't have been surprised there were people out enjoying the creek - it flows… Continue reading Have You Seen This Bird?
Category: General Thoughts
The City, The Country, and Community (ReaderCon Thoughts)
One of the panels at ReaderCon 23 has stuck with me, especially in the light of ongoing controversies involving country music songs. I'll put the program description here: The emergence and predominance of cities in Western culture has been seen variously as a spiritual loss and as humanity's greatest achievement. In speculative fiction, Terri Windling… Continue reading The City, The Country, and Community (ReaderCon Thoughts)
A Sunday Kind of Love (with Destiny Cameos)
I’m listening to WPFW today - A Sunday Kind of Love. It’s part of my regular routine on Sundays I’m not playing DnD with friends. I watch a movie with Tellus (usually a horror film, but anything on the short side) and then I go for a drive. I work from home, and am on… Continue reading A Sunday Kind of Love (with Destiny Cameos)
Renew! Renew!
A friend of mine and I have a joke centered around this scene from Logan's Run: Well, actually, this scene: "We're the only one's who remember Logan's Run!" Actually, not true. Thanks to YouTube, TCM, and essay anthologies like Subversive Sci-Fi (Always happy to contribute! *cough*) the film is well remembered, for good or… Continue reading Renew! Renew!
Big Crimes, Personal Crimes: Vera
It's no secret my wife and I find comfort in British mysteries and thrillers. Especially from the north, like Shetland and Vera. Yes, we enjoy our Midsummer Murders and our Brokenwood Mysteries (I pray for Frodo's sanity every time I see him. He's been through enough!) But Vera, in particular, holds a lovely spot in… Continue reading Big Crimes, Personal Crimes: Vera
2023: ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU
Fun fact: Apparently, the film Zardoz takes place in the year 2023. What are my ambitions for this year then? Work out enough to look good in an orange diaper? Likely not. My first goal will be survival. 2023 promises to be a chaotic year in the day job. I expect it will take much… Continue reading 2023: ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU
Looking For Light in Winter
I have to remind myself: Good things happened this year. My short story was featured in the NOIR anthology from Zombies Need Brains. A.J. Harris was accepted into two more anthologies, scheduled for publication this year. I spoke at the World Science Fiction convention about ghosts and Noir. While there, I reconnected with a book-club… Continue reading Looking For Light in Winter
November’s Chill
This will be a quick one - to be honest, the last month has been a little rough. In addition to dealing with the knock-on effects of COVID-19 and a follow-up infection, my cat Adia has been unwell. Just this month, he was diagnosed with Renal Lymphoma. He's been losing weight, and I've had to… Continue reading November’s Chill
There’s A Darkness on the Edge of Chitown (Chicon 8 Part 1)
Weeks delayed, but better late than never – my thoughts and reporting from the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago (AKA Chicon 8). I was on no less than three different Noir related panels – one focused on literature, one on television, and one on comics. I was speaking about it so often; someone… Continue reading There’s A Darkness on the Edge of Chitown (Chicon 8 Part 1)
Mysteries & Jazz – Remembering Peter Straub
I'm not supposed to be writing this entry. This is supposed to be me talking about WorldCon, and how great it was, and how re-energized I felt. Then, COVID-19 finally decided to visit. And now, Peter Straub has died. I do not want to write this entry. But, how could I not? I was told… Continue reading Mysteries & Jazz – Remembering Peter Straub
Biomechanoid Blues 