Tag Archives: Star Wars

Reading Rundown

Job hunting and other annoying concerns have kept me from reading and posting as much as I should, but I thought I’d give everyone a quick rundown of some books I’ve read recently: Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw is a sequel to Will Save the Galaxy for Food, which I’ve briefly […]

Reading on the Road

I haven’t been posting regularly for the past few months, as I wound down my last job and then drove back and forth across the country for job interviews.  It’s been fatiguing, but allowed me to burn through some audiobooks.  I’ll run through a few of them here, but I’m leaving out others, either because […]

More from the edge of the galaxy

Before I get to the books, I have a quick personal note.  You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been posting much lately.  I’ve been busy with career-related issues, including losing my job recently.  I don’t want anyone to worry – I should be fine.  I saw this coming some time ago, so my resume was […]

The Galaxy is a Dumpster Fire

The Galaxy’s Edge series is a mix of military sci-fi and space opera, set in a Universe that draws heavily on Star Wars without using any of its proper names.  At first, you’ll find yourself spotting all the Star Wars similarities (or reversals, such as the stormtroopers being crack shots, or a Han Solo-style character […]

Vote for the best stories of 2017

Originally posted on Planetary Awards:
If you’re a blogger, podcaster, or youtuber, then you’re eligible to vote in the 2017 Planetary Awards.  The nominated science fiction and fantasy stories are: Short Stories / Novellas “Acadie” by Dave Hutchinson “The Bitten Body” by AC Spahn “Death on the Moon” by Spencer Hart, found in Cirsova issue…

2017 Planetary Award Nominees

The reblog function on WordPress has been broken for several days, so I’m cutting and pasting the nominees below.  If you’re a blogger, podcaster, or youtuber, and would like to cast a vote, go to the Planetary Awards Site. Nominees for Best Short Story or Novella: “Acadie” by Dave Hutchinson “The Bitten Body” by AC […]

Magazine: Astounding Frontiers #1

  Astounding Frontiers, issue #1 Astounding Frontiers is a magazine put out by Superversive Press.  “Superversive” is the name of a recent literary movement you may not be familiar with.  This quote from author L Jagi Lamplighter serves as a nice, quick summary: You know how subversive means to change something by undermining from below? […]

Star Wars: The Laziest Jedi

I suspect that most of you have plans to see the next Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, in the near future.  I don’t plan to join you, mostly because I was disappointed by the previous movie in the series chronology, The Force Awakens.  I may change my mind if someone I trust recommends the […]

The Other Magazine Quest

If you’ve been following this blog lately, you know about my original magazine quest. I’m reading at least one issue from 24 (up from the original 12) different science-fiction magazines, and picking which one(s) I’ll subscribe to. I’ve only posted 14 magazine reviews so far, but I promise I’ll write up the others over the […]