Full disclosure, my wife co-authored this book, so I can’t claim to be impartial. Washington, DC is my adopted home city. I moved to the area more… Read more “Book Review: 111 Places in Women’s History (in Washington, DC) that You Must Not Miss”
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Book Review: A Very Dangerous Woman
“It was no doubt easier to believe in the ultimate rightness of the cause when one was no longer likely to be its next victim.” It… Read more “Book Review: A Very Dangerous Woman”
Tabletop RPG Review: A Cool and Lonely Courage
There are all kinds of tabletop role-playing games, covering all kinds of topics, with wildly varied rules. You’ve got classic, generic Fantasy games with lots of number… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: A Cool and Lonely Courage”
Book Review: The Lost World of Communism
“Until 1945 Adolf Hitler was the greatest for us as Germans and I was extremely disappointed when I later found out what kind of person he really… Read more “Book Review: The Lost World of Communism”
Book Review: The Moon Pool
I’ve been reading Adventure stories, Horror stories, and Science Fiction stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s for most of my reading life. I started with… Read more “Book Review: The Moon Pool”
Book Review: Female Tars
I’ve seen some weirdly harsh criticism of this book that I really don’t understand. Folks seemed to be upset by Suzanne J. Stark’s questioning of generally accepted… Read more “Book Review: Female Tars”
Comic Review: Trekker Omnibus
There’s a certain type of Science Fiction that I enjoy, but have a hard time quite categorizing. I sometimes call it by what may seem like a… Read more “Comic Review: Trekker Omnibus”
Book Review: The Maid and the Queen
As a kid, the story of Joan of Arc fascinated me. So much great imagery swirls around her legend, so much mystery and power. What then is… Read more “Book Review: The Maid and the Queen”
Comic Review: ApocalyptiGirl
Andrew MacLean’s ApocalyptiGirl is an odd mix of beautiful colors and ugly characters. The ugly character design works. It actually reminds me a bit of Samurai Jack.… Read more “Comic Review: ApocalyptiGirl”
Book Review: Gilded Suffragists
I really don’t enjoy writing negative reviews. I tend to be somewhat picky about what I read, so I tend to like a lot of the books… Read more “Book Review: Gilded Suffragists”