The Three Written Arts
It’s a bit late, but I have a very good reason. The same reason, in fact, that has led me to only make a handful of posts since last year’s Summer Reading List. The wedding is a little more than two months away, we just signed the apartment lease today, and reading has to take … Continue reading Summer Reading List 2026: First
Here we go again. Memorial Day is upon us, and that means it’s once again time for the Summer Reading List Challenge. Take a look at the original post to see how all this started. Yes, it was written 10 years ago. As always, this challenge is self-imposed, and the rules are those I created … Continue reading Summer reading list 2026
I know I’ve been quiet. Quieter than usual, anyway. And that’s because the big day is now only 6 months away. I mentioned this in a post last year. I’m getting married in October, the Saturday before my birthday. I didn’t think I was ready then, and not much has changed on that front. Yes, … Continue reading T minus 6 months
"Slop" is such a versatile word. It’s a great way of describing anything that just gets churned out en masse, with little thought for quality or anything other than consumption. AI slop. Fast food slop. Movie slop. It just fits, and that’s why people who have a vested interest in increasing consumption hate it. Slop … Continue reading Review: Age of Myth
Another year, another birthday I didn’t expect to see. The number 42 is important for nerds like me. Douglas Adams immortalized it in his The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, and geekdom picked it up from there. It’s the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. What’s the question? Nobody … Continue reading 42
I’ve written a lot about the idea of the Third Dark Age, my belief that we are stumbling into a time of technological and social stagnation or even regression to rival those of the sixth century AD and the 12th century BC. A time when the flames of the Enlightenment go out, sending our Western … Continue reading Point of no return
Under the wire once again. Today’s the last day, and I finished the last book last night. At last. I have reasons for my tardiness, and I hope to explain them in the near future. For now, let’s worry about reading. Fantasy Title: A Crucible of Souls Author: Mitchell Hogan Genre: Fantasy Year: 2013 I … Continue reading Summer Reading List 2025: Third
I know I’m cutting it close. I have real-life things I’m dealing with right now that are just a little more important, so bear with me. And wait a week or so for the details on those. History Title: The Storm of Steel Author: Ernst Jünger (tr. Basil Creighton) Genre: Military History/Autobiography Year: 1920 (tr. … Continue reading Summer Reading List 2025: Second
And here we go. The first of the three this year was a total slog, and…well, you’ll see why. It’s not only because the last five weeks have been downright hectic. Philosophy Title: Republic Author: Plato (tr. Sir Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee) Genre: Philosophy/Political Science Year: c. 360 BC Consider essentially the founding document of … Continue reading Summer Reading List 2025: First
As usual, I have a ton of different things I’m working on in my spare time, but I’m prioritizing some of them. I really do think these few are "big" enough to deserve being called out now, so here goes. Altidisk Altidisk is my latest and now greatest conlang project. In about a year and … Continue reading What’s in the pipeline – June 2025