Mark Murata's Suburban Fantasy

and Science Fiction

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Book Review: Virtues of War

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Suppose your troops have managed to retreat to a tree line in the dark of night. The automated troops who chased you have found the range o...
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Movie Analysis: The Host

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The Host was the 2013 movie based on a Stephanie Meyer novel about Melanie, a tenacious young woman whose body has been taken over by an a...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Issaquah Salmon Days 2015

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Issaquah is a suburb to the east of Seattle, where they celebrate the return of the salmon to spawn in the first weekend of October. Obviou...
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Monday, October 12, 2015

SCA Win!

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In Indiana, Karen Dolley woke up to find a male intruder. She punched him several times, then kept him cornered with a Japanese sword until...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

The Martian—Not a True Story

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Some people think the recent movie The Martian is a true story. See the Buzzfeed page. Matt Damon did not go to Mars This is...
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Monday, September 28, 2015

NOAA on Mermaids

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a statement on mermaids . This is your tax dollars at work. Let’s see how th...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Movie Review—Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

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Thomas and his friends, having escaped from the maze, can now relax and get some rest in a quasi-military atmosphere, sleeping in real bunk...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Worldcon 2015, Part II—John Hemry, Kendare Blake, Female Vulcan

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As I said in my last post , Today I get to the fun stuff at Worldcon. But first, a couple of weird things. In the hotel I stayed at, lo...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Worldcon 2015, Part I—Smoke, River, Worlds Fair

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Worldcon, the largest science fiction/fantasy convention that emphasizes writing, was held in Spokane this year while the wildfires of east...
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I'm an aspiring writer of fantasy and science fiction. I tend to walk inside malls or go running outside for exercise. And yes, that's a picture of Dr. McCoy on my T-shirt.
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