Distractions of Grandeur

... because there's just too much good stuff to think about. Interested in a specific subject? Check out the complete tag list.

Resurrection television Twitter	Season 1 live tweets Episode 103: "Two Rivers" (May. 06, 2014) \| Comments Live tweets for the third episode of the ABC television drama "Resurrection."
Resurrection television Twitter	Season 1 live tweets Episode 102: "Unearth" (May. 06, 2014) \| Comments Live tweets for the second episode of the ABC television drama "Resurrection."
Resurrection television Twitter	Season 1 live tweets Episode 101: "The Returned" (May. 06, 2014) \| Comments Live tweets for the pilot episode of the ABC television drama "Resurrection."
INSPYs fantasy science fiction supernatural books	I'm an INSPY Award Judge May. 03, 2014 \| Comments The judges for 2014 were announced recently, and I'm pleased to report I will again be serving as a judge, again for the speculative fiction category.
alternate history scrimshaw	God Save the King May. 01, 2014 \| Comments A revealing conversation between young Princess Anne and her uncle after the death of Charles II.
science fiction books reviews	Remake is Both Prescient & Dated Apr. 29, 2014 \| Comments The novella Remake by Connie Willis is quite prescient for its publication date (1996), but comes across as a dated rather than timeless work. That being said, there are still some fun gems sprinkled within it.
web	Tumblr & Shakespeare Apr. 26, 2014 \| Comments Today I posted to Tumblr for the first time: for the vets out there, is that a tumble? It's in honor of Shakespeare's birthday too:
poetry scrimshaw	Arachnophobia Apr. 24, 2014 \| Comments I wrote this poem in middle school based on an actual nightmare. Don't ever clean cobwebs up right before you go to sleep.
supernatural books reviews	Lost Mission: A Fable of Rich and Poor Apr. 22, 2014 \| Comments A few years ago the Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour featured Athol Dickson's Lost Mission. I read it back then and jotted down a few of my reactions: here's a revised version of those notes.
theology	I Am A Sinner Apr. 19, 2014 \| Comments It's Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. It's the time in between the agony of the gross and the glory of the resurrection. It's the original Sabbath, the rest time commanded by Yahweh to the children of Isreal.