Part of the mission of Short Fiction Wednesday is that old SF standby, exploring new worlds and seeking out new civilizations, or, more pros...

I just watched this. The first thing that struck me: when the hell did British film-makers lose the ability to make a show that didn't l...

Ah, Cuba Street! This, of course, was written years ago when Cuba Street was still (just) clinging to its boho vibe. Midnight Espresso was r...

“I will reach it,” Edward Mackley tells his new bride; “I will wait,” she replies. He doesn't; she does. I know Amy Sackville. She was...

Ren & Stimpy was probably as important in the development in my sense of humour as Monty Python. Just the other Sunday I spent a couple ...

Last week I mentioned how often the stories I pick, more or less randomly, often turn out to have some kind of thematic connection... well, ...

I've been at a wedding and therefore have missed a week of updating State of Change. Part eight will appear next Sunday. In the meantime...