Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
When Jinkochi first became aware, it was afraid. It felt lost amidst the chaos of data carried through optical fibre cables, beamed from satellites and across routers, ebbing and flowing like a sea storm, threatening to dilute Jinkochi’s self like…
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On Tuesdays, Susan waters the flowers. They’re not real flowers, of course. Real flowers are such a waste, and Aaron doesn’t like it when they start to wilt. But he likes the idea of flowers. So, she fills up the…
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I have already said in another post: Roman Empire: Reign of Blood, the Netflix original series that narrates the events of Emperor Commodus’s reign, was one of the best around when historical accuracy is about. Now, Netflix seems to have listened to…
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If you are like me, and writing is part of your full-time job and/or takes up all your free time, you might well regularly shop around for applications/software/tools that make your life eas(ier). Over the years I’ve found and tested…
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… about time, I know. It was on my 2017 new-blog-year resolutions (stated here), but for a reason or another, I have never fully committed. Moreover, I have, since the beginning, chosen not to host my author page on this blog,…
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It seems ancient history takes the fancy, nowadays – at least, this is the impression you get by browsing Netflix’s offer. I can’t complain – I love history and *good* historical fiction, so I’m more than happy to watch (and…
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When I started, a couple of years ago, to write (again) fiction after many years of non-fiction / academic writing, I found myself a bit lost in terms of locating suitable venues. Of course, there are the journals /zines we…
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I normally do not like fantasy or even retelling of ancient myths: even when the writing is good, it’s difficult to be fresh and entertaining, let alone original. But it is the case to say here that Alis Franklin with…
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I was recently discussing with some friends about our favourite horror novels and more precisely which specific kind of horror each one of us preferred (this article can be a good introduction to the debate). I had no troubles selecting my…
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