The Little House at Croix-Rousse by Georges Simenon

I have a fondness for impossible crimes (fictitious ones, that is), and I often prefer them to whodunits. Characters in Continue reading →

This Villain You Must Create by Carlie St. George

Stories that embrace the surreality of a world filled with superheroes are difficult to do well. It’s all too easy Continue reading →

The Muses of Shuyedan-18 by Indrapramit Das

Giant monsters are more commonly found on the big screen than in literature. Outside of fairy tale giants and arguably Continue reading →

PSFS Hugo Panel

This Friday the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society will be holding their annual Hugo Panel. I and four other foolhardy panelists Continue reading →

Trans-Siberia: An Account of a Journey by Sarah Brooks

The long-distance train journey is an excellent environment for a story. Whenever you travel long enough to require sleeping berths, Continue reading →

Clarion West Write-a-thon 2015

It feels like it was only a few months ago, but it was back in 2012 that I attended the Continue reading →

The Billiard Ball by Isaac Asimov

Recently I’ve been reading The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (and I may talk about it later, if I feel Continue reading →

The Bound Man by Ilse Aichinger

Here’s an idea I had a while ago for a series of columns: take two completely unrelated stories that happen Continue reading →