For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Title: The Mysterious Midnight Ride. Completion date: circa 1961. Age of the author: ~12. Circumstances of discovery: cleaning office. Here it is, folks. You’ve been clamoring for the archivists to uncover this work (seriously, a few of you have), and … Read More
Is there an echo in here? I wonder how many stories have used this device: Any reader of The Hobbit remembers this. In their quest for the Arkenstone, the dwarves and one hobbit make use of the prediction that on … Read More
I’ve been home alone with McDuff, the canine nugget, for the last week. (Wife and daughter headed to Puerto Rico to work on the house. More Ponce Chronicles to follow, soon.) I gave myself a few days to crash, after … Read More
How cool is this? Natural phenomenon (almost certainly), or feature drawn by aliens (wouldn’t that be great)? You tell me. More info: https://www.space.com/mars-teddy-bear-face-hirise
My laptop and my Android tablet, left behind over a month ago at the LAX security checkpoint, have come home! Welcome, you prodigal devices! Let us feast and celebrate. You will always have a home here. Kudos to the LAX … Read More
I can’t prove it’s the squirrels. But the lights in the tree in front of our house mysteriously stopped working last week. I say mysteriously, because they all went out at once. Sure, you say, the power went off, or … Read More
Happy Tenth Day of Christmas! Happy New Year! Here at the Star Rigger Ranch, we celebrated Christmas with family and good friends and good food, and celebrated the new year by completely failing to notice midnight come and go. The … Read More