by marissa | Nov 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Fantasy
Poor vampires. Lately, just like the children of beauty-pageant-obsessed mothers, they’ve been squeezed into sexy costumes and made to pout and cock their hips for a crowing audience. Some people (lots of people) love it, and others just feel a bit uncomfortable about...
by marissa | Sep 8, 2011 | Book Reviews, Science Fiction, SFF Classics
As a way to learn more about the history of science fiction, I am reading my way through some of the classics. This week, I read Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, (which, btw, you can get for free from the awesome folk at Project Gutenberg). Utopia, which Thomas More...
by marissa | Aug 28, 2011 | Book Reviews, Science Fiction
I hadn’t heard of Monsters before, but when I saw it was British science fiction film and an indie, I was pretty excited. I checked IMDB to set my expectations before watching (nothing like getting halfway through a movie only to discover it’s a lemon,...
by marissa | Aug 20, 2011 | Book Reviews, Science Fiction
You’ve probably heard that old writing advice that second-person (“you”) narrative voice is a difficult style to pull off. It is difficult, but every now and then someone writes a story that just nails it. “Just Another Perfect Day,”...
