Tag Archives: travel
Bonnie Rozanski’s Upcoming Novel ‘The Mindtraveler’
In the tragic ending of The Mindtraveler, physicist heroine Dr. Margaret Braverman wins the Nobel Prize. No, wait, I’m doing this in the wrong order. Bonnie Rozanski’s The Mindtraveler tells the story of aging physics professor Margaret Braverman, disgraced 25 … Continue reading
Editorial and Supernatural Adventures in ‘Ghost Train To New Orleans’
My cousin Andrea got me The Shambling Guide to New York City for Christmas, and I just loved it. Then I received an ARC of Ghost Train to New Orleans, the second book of Zoe and her adventures. I like … Continue reading
Shadows of Ghosts: The Civil War, With Centaurs
When the story opens in Shadows of Ghosts, the southern provinces have recently seceded from the kingdom, due to their belief that centaurs aren’t quite human and should be kept as slaves. This has led to a civil way … Continue reading
Planning Fallacy
There was so much to learn at IndieCade East, and so much to mull over and think about afterwards, but I haven’t actually written anything. I got home feeling completely, deeply exhausted, like I’d been traveling for weeks. I usually … Continue reading
IndieCade East
IndieCade East is held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, which should be a almost a straight shot from my parents’ house. Take the 66 from the corner to Port Authority, then take the R almost to the … Continue reading
Strophe and Antistrophe
There is a theme in the tragic Greek myths of repetition. Sisyphus pushing that stupid rock up that stupid hill, and Tantalus thinking that this time he’s really going to get a sip of water. And Prometheus, chained to the … Continue reading
Notch’s Surprising New Projects – Youth Digital
Part of my new job involves tech and games blogging for kids eight and up. Here’s my first piece, it was difficult for me to take out the industry snarking, but I think the result is child-friendly without being condescending. … Continue reading
Good Manners
At the airport gate for my flight north, the cultural division of good manners is terribly pronounced. Smiling and chatty Southerners spill their bags across the aisles, taking over extra chairs for purses and fast food bags, resting their feet … Continue reading
No Other Gods by John Koetsier
John Koetsier’s debut novel, No Other Gods opens in a futuristic Valhalla, where a collection of supersoldiers fight and feast an endless cycle. Or it seems endless, since none of them really remember any other life than waking up in … Continue reading
Houston! Pick up! Now!
When I was younger, I really wanted to be an astronaut. I’m still fascinated by space travel, and I get excited when I read about the possibility of a Mars colony. I hope it’ll require not just the scientists and survivalists but the essential … Continue reading
