Fiction

The Brand New Testament, a 2015 independent film from Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael, is...

1. A Portent Late on a wild and blustery autumn night, I was sitting in...

Content note: Minor spoilers. I'm behind on movies, but I'm trying to catch up on...

On Halloween night, a dark visitor makes a return appearance.

Happy Halloween! Because it's the season for tricks and treats, I've got one to offer....

Content note: Contains some spoilers. It says something about our era that so many of...

For all its virtues, Star Trek was a series that often failed to do justice...

Something I've often wondered is why so many great or classic fantasy stories are set...

If you've been reading the comments on my Atlas Shrugged posts, you've probably seen the...

Earlier this week, I posted about the "Sad Puppies'" reactionary campaign to hijack the Hugos....

The Hugos, one of the most prestigious awards for sci-fi and fantasy writing, have been...

I was devastated to learn that Terry Pratchett, the renowned fantasy author, died this week...

I've been getting into alternate history novels lately - The Guns of the South by...

On a dreaming night not long ago, I was walking by myself along a lonely...

Terry Pratchett is famous for his Discworld fantasy series, but he's tried his hand at...

"Can a magician kill a man by magic?" Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He...

While you rest and recover from all the holiday feasting, some links: • The eruption...

There's a lot of fantasy fiction that I enjoy in spite of its religious themes...

I found out this week that my books have been getting ratings and reviews on...

I really liked this article on Salon showcasing two-sentence horror stories written by professional authors....

[Author's Note: I'm reposting some old favorites while I'm away on vacation this week. This...

At the end of a long and weary day, with the last drops of twilight...

The other day, I found this article from a Google alert: an essay on the...

Although I've highlighted the lives of some amazing feminists on Daylight Atheism, I don't want...

I kept walking, leaving the canyons behind. The eerie stone pillars and rugged topography of...

The salt-crusted stone shack disappeared before I had been walking more than a few minutes,...

A gust of stinging wind assailed me as soon as I passed through the portal,...

The sun beat down, hot and harsh, from a lead-colored sky. I stood at the...

Last night I had a chance to see Creation, the independent film by British director...

Summary: A compelling atheist thought experiment, wrapped inside a cleverly plotted and fast-paced tale of...