This conversation originally appeared earlier this year on the History Girls, a most informative blog run by writers of historical fiction. Talking history in a writer’s fiction… with the writer Brenda Clough, by Gillian Polack Because so many readers enjoyed … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2018
How to make organ transplants last: New approaches try to train the body to welcome the replacement parts A discussion of various strategies to prevent rejection in transplanted organs: Because transplanted skin has a high likelihood of provoking an immune attack, … Continue reading
Living in the shadows, Psychic Vampire Janet Dryer was a killer addicted to Soul Fire–until her lover tried to kill her at Woodstock in 1969. These days, she haunts exotic night clubs and draws energy from throbbing drums.
Her popularity as a sarcastic blogger lands her on Dance From The Heart, a celebrity ballroom competition. To her shock, the head judge is her ex-lover, the Vampire Hunter who tried to kill her.
Continue reading(Warning—post contains mention of sexual assault) Last Monday, I attended a viewing of the filmed recording of the UK National Theatre’s 2011 production of Frankenstein. One reason this staging of the play is so well known is because the two … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) Man, it’s been a while. Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I still do this. But it’s been a crazy busy summer and I’ve had some shoulder issues that make sitting and writing difficult. Consequently, I’ve been giving my own … Continue reading
They’re everywhere, touching every wall, in every purse and pocket. A little computer. Or a big one, depending. I’m sitting across one right now—that is, several. And tapping on one as I sit. There’s the Firestick and the Apple TV. … Continue reading
Every trip to Greece should start with Athens, the hub of Greek culture old and new. It’s been our gateway to the islands, so first we’ll take a jet-lagged wander through its busy streets. NOTE: Since our trip last fall … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) In the Scottish border ballad “Thomas the Rhymer,” there’s a sequence of verses where the Queen of Elfland shows her human companion three roads: one “narrow road / so thick … Continue reading
Francesca Forrest’s The Inconvenient God is technically a novella (maybe even a novelette by some counts) but has been published as a slim book by Annorlunda Books, which specializes in shorter works. It’s an elegant book featuring a gorgeous cover by … Continue reading
So I’m sitting at my desk, eating leftovers, wondering what I was going to rant about this week. And then a topic quite literally dropped into my lap. Because a post I’d made on Facebook, with my usual-for-political-stuff friends-locking, was lifted … Continue reading