My latest recommendation is one of my favourite novels: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, a book that has managed to retain a great deal of its freshness and power in the almost seventy-five years since it was first published.
I get spam messages all the time, but the one below is the first I’ve received through Goodreads (I flagged it, so presumably this account will be taken down). Interesting that unlike most spam I receive, this message seems like it was written by someone familiar with the English language—I guess […]
My story “Luna City, At Night” is now available at Daily Science Fiction. Here’s a preview: Every night before I hit the bars, I push the mattress off my bed and pick out one of the expensive watches. In my house, under the mattress is the safest hiding spot. I […]
This past week I read two posts that made me shake my head in disbelief—the infamous Lynn Shepherd piece where she asked J.K. Rowling to stop writing books in the adult market (she graciously allowed Ms. Rowling to keep writing children’s books and books “for [her] personal pleasure”—she would never […]
In the first of a new series of short videos looking at questions of theology from an ancient, Orthodox Christian perspective, I take a very brief look at the question, “Does God send people to Hell?” Can’t watch video? You can read the show notes for this episode.
My story “Mindship Decommissioned” [expired link] is available in the November 2013 issue of Perihelion Science Fiction. Mindship Decommissioned Three times they tried to take away his enclosed office and his assistant, and three times Geoff fought to keep both, and won. It wasn’t a total win, though; they’d replaced […]