Hammering Away at the Here and Now

I wrote an article for The Cultural Gutter: Hammering Away at the Here and Now

Sawyer has made the near-future tale his specialty, and he gets around most of the problems inherent in the hybrid genre by focusing tightly on character.

Noir, With Feelings

I wrote an article for The Cultural Gutter: Noir, With Feelings

So if I’m surprised at the way Harry is a sensitive man, that might just be the idea in my head that genre protagonists have become more action-hero-esque over the years.

A Matter of Human Agency

I wrote an article for The Cultural Gutter: A Matter of Human Agency

Wells’ time traveller is in control of his destiny (but not really, as we’ll see in a moment), and that makes this book science fiction, in the modern sense

When Lost Went Gently into that Good Night

My latest column at Strange Horizons: When Lost Went Gently into that Good Night

Had Lost put all its puzzle pieces into a coherent picture, rather than ignoring half of its own material, it would have been a finale for the ages.

Ubik

I added an entry to BiblioTravel: Ubik

Dick always had trouble with reality, and this book is slipperier than most of his works.