Baby Doll by Johanna Sinisalo

It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. 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 →

I Hold My Father’s Paws by David D. Levine

I don’t know about you, but I love this title. It suggests poignancy that overcomes the obvious question of what Continue reading →

Water Bringer by Mary Rosenblum

You know how westerns often start, with a stranger walking out of the desert into an isolated community. Well, this Continue reading →

PauseTime by Mary Soon Lee

Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she Continue reading →

Punishment Without Crime by Ray Bradbury

Sometimes it’s difficult to appreciate old classics. For example, I have trouble with Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘Orphans of the Sky.’ Continue reading →

Yellow Card Man by Paolo Bacigalupi

If you’re not familiar with Bacigalupi’s first novel, The Windup Girl (which won just about every award under the sun), Continue reading →

Nobody’s Home by Joanna Russ

Readers are easily lost when presented with a busy and unfamiliar setting. Russ succeeds admirably by concentrating on the comings Continue reading →