I’m about halfway through a book of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories, and I recently finished his popular “The Colour Out of Space.” What a strange and delightful story! Continue reading
Science Fiction
“Herbert West – Reanimator”
I’m making my way through a book of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories, and I recently finished “Herbert West – Reanimator.” It’s a fascinating story, but apparently it’s been called one of Lovecraft’s worst. Continue reading
“Western Heaven”
I’ve been reading more short stories lately to get a sense of what makes a story great, and I think I came across a good example in a recent issue of Clarkesworld. The story is called “Western Heaven,” and it’s written by Chen Hongyu, a Chinese writer who’s been nominated for the Chinese Nebula. Continue reading
Arrival (spoilers)
I recently saw the new sci-fi movie Arrival and really liked it. As it turns out, the movie is based on a novella called “Story of Your Life,” written by Ted Chiang. The novella won a Nebula Award in 2000. (Disclaimer: There are spoilers in this post!). Continue reading
The Teleportation Incident
Here’s a piece of flash fiction I dreamed up while sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic one day. Teleportation would be great, right? But I imagine that, if it was made available, it wouldn’t quite go as planned: Continue reading
