The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

I read today’s story for the first time only recently, though it had been on my reading list for a Continue reading →

Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree, Jr

Not having been around in the Sixties and Seventies, my only experience of literature from that time is with a Continue reading →

The Tear by Ian McDonald

Summing this up is difficult. More than one person has said this novella has enough ideas for a trilogy of 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 →

Just Like the Ones We Used to Know by Connie Willis

You can’t go wrong with a Christmas story by Connie Willis. She’s able to capture a warm gooey feeling while Continue reading →

Alone by Robert Reed

Yesterday’s story was on a large scale, a four kilometre long spaceship. Let’s try something larger. Indeed, today’s one is Continue reading →

Let’s Play King by Sinclair Lewis

Terry Tait is a famous child actor in Hollywood. His overbearing mother will do anything to improve his career, and Continue reading →

Rawhead Rex by Clive Barker

Because what would Thanksgiving be without devouring a few corpses? In a village in rural England, a capstone from long-fallow Continue reading →