What Are You Oddly Protective of?

I realized a few days ago that I’m oddly protective of a piece of furniture. It’s not the furniture itself, really–it’s more about what it represents. On Saturday I hosted a game day for a number of people who were coming in from out of town to attend an annual game design event I run. … Read more

A Surreal Weekend in St. Louis

You may have heard that there was turmoil in St. Louis this past weekend. A judge acquitted a white police officer for shooting a black man in 2011. There were protests in a number of places across St. Louis, most of them peaceful, but during several of them, several small businesses were damaged. You can … Read more

What’s the Best Science Fiction Novel You’ve Read This Year?

John Scalzi is one of my favorite sci-fi authors. He has the remarkable ability to introduce a new alien race and describe–within just a few pages of plot, not exposition–a huge amount of detail regarding what makes that race unique, special, and interesting. Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, … Read more