Last and First Men [Gollancz, 2003 / Methuen, 1930]

Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future by Olaf Stapledon Ive been a fan of scifi for a long while now – I read practically everything but scifi is my greatest joy when written well and this one turned out to be a grandfather of them all! This masterwork was…

Global Election Mania 2024!!

Come one, come all! It’s that magical time once more! It’s election season!!  There’s about 20-odd Presidential elections and nearly 40 general (national elections set to take place around the world this year – 2024.  (That’s of course not to even try and count the elections of various types from Mayors to MLA’s to Alderman…

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness [Magrathea Publishing, 2020

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson This book was presented to me by a well-wisher who I consider a very smart and practical person – it was intended I think as a kind of advice and guidance book when I had gone to them in a time…

Bloganuary writing prompt

I read. I watch. I write. I draw. I play board games and spend time with the very few people I like. That is all.

Less [2017, Lee Boudreaux Books]

Less by Andrew Sean Greer The gentle little tale recounting the journey of Arthur Less has turned out to be one of the most surprising and enjoyable reads of the year for me by far and away. I am going to try to review it as best I can but it will be a bit…

Alice In Leatherland [5 issue mini, Black Mask Studios, 2022]

Alice in Leatherland by Iolanda Zanfardino (Writer), Elisa Romboli (Illustrator) A short, fun, light-hearted and mostly enjoyable story told in an intimate fashion. For fans/seekers of LGBTQIA+ stories, this is a gender-shifted romantic comedy comic that tells a somewhat familiar tale with a more modern bent. THE STORY: Our protagonist, Alice, is a small-town girl who…