Mark Murata's Suburban Fantasy

In the past, I’ve said this is not a negative blog. I’ve tried to avoid making negative comments on books and movies. This has prevented me ...

The March/April 2023 issue of Analog is well worth reading just for the novelette “The House on Infinity Street” by Allen Steele. It’s a var...

Suzume is a high schooler in Kyushu who was orphaned when she was a little girl. She has been living with her aunt for ten years. One day a ...

Last year , I took a lot of pictures, which took a long time to post. This year, I took much less.           Below, we see B...

Norwescon was held at a hotel near the SeaTac airport. Here’s a view with an airliner taking off in the upper left.   I should have said...

First a personal message: Hello, HAZZARD. If you are reading this, it was pleasant to talk to you. You may already be familiar with the ...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods starts off where the first movie left off, in terms of storytelling. If you did not see the first movie, it is not...

So in my last post , I reviewed the SyFy series The Ark (also shown on Peacock). I have some additional thoughts. At first, I thought tha...

A sleeper ship containing dozens of people in suspended animation has a violent impact just one year short of the planet they were sent to c...