Jun
23
Running Commentary 6/23/2025
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Airborne by Carl Zimmer, Common Yellowthroat
8 min read
Books & Writing
Mar
03
Running Commentary 3/3/2025
Force by Henry Petroski, Ferruginous Duck
8 min read
Feb
17
Running Commentary 2/17/2025
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, Eastern Spinebill
13 min read
Jan
27
Running Commentary 1/27/2025
Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson, Brown Noddy
9 min read
Jan
13
Running Commentary 1/13/2025
Skeleton Crew (E7), The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, Purple Gallinule
11 min read
Dec
08
Thirty Years of Waru
On December 8th, 1994, Bantam/Spectra published Star Wars: The Crystal Star, which has since become known as the worst Star Wars novel of all time. Looking back, thirty years on, does it still take that title? Did it ever?
20 min read
Nov
18
Running Commentary 11/18/2024
Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss by Steven Barnes, Shining Flycatcher
8 min read
Oct
28
Running Commentary 10/28/2024
The Truth and Other Stories by Stanisław Lem, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
10 min read
Oct
23
Book Review | The Bounty Hunter Wars
Do not read these books. I cannot recommend them to even the most devoted Boba Fett fan, much less to anyone else. These books are miserable tedium to read. The story told is convoluted, amoral, and ultimately inconsequential. Feature little bounty hunting and less war. 3/10, 2/10, 3/10
14 min read
Sep
09
Running Commentary 9/9/2024
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes, Harlequin Duck (re-write)
7 min read
Aug
12
Running Commentary 8/12/2024
Skeleton Crew (Trailer), 2024 Paris Olympics, Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick, Warframe (TennoCon 2024), Double-Crested Cormorant (re-write), Lewis H. Lapham Tribute
18 min read
Jun
03
Running Commentary 6/3/2024
Jenny Nicholson on the Galactic Starcruiser, What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman, Long-eared Owl
11 min read
May
01
Book Review | The Black Fleet Crisis
The Black Fleet Crisis is a hidden gem of '90s Star Wars. It delivers a thought-provoking narrative while staying true to Star Wars themes. Lando's scenes are some of the best writing of the character, though they should have been their own book. 8/10, 7/10, 8/10
20 min read
Apr
22
Running Commentary 4/22/2024
150 Birds Seen, The Bad Batch (S3E13), Timekeepers by Simon Garfield, Eastern Meadowlark
9 min read
Mar
28
Book Review: The Callista Trilogy
The Callista trilogy's reputation as among the worst Star Wars has to offer is grossly exaggerated, but it's not a masterpiece either. Planet of Twilight was the best entry by some margin. The story of Callista on-the-page is as tragic as her story behind-the-scenes. 6/10, 6/10. 8/10
17 min read