Rule 34 – If it exists, there is porn of it. What happens when you take two steps into the future and combine web culture with spam, 3D printers, and one of the standard rules of the internet provided by the masses of 4chan? You’d find yourself in the middle of Charles Stross’s Rule 34, surrounded by augmented reality, sociopathic criminals, and some of the freakiest fetishes you can image. I finished reading it about a week ago...

There’s something about connecting with a protagonist; of stepping into their shoes, hearing their thoughts, and bonding with them as they struggle. Most of the time there’s some thread of the human condition that connects us to our ‘hero.’ When you’re done bonding with John Cleaver after reading I Am Not A Serial Killer, you shiver in dread. Dan Willis gives us the protagonist role and twists it around on us....

New Segment Unlocked! Starting up a new series this month. What I’m… is intended to be a series of very short posts, less than 250-300 words, where I talk about something I’m enjoying right now. As much as I’d like to say it, I’m not getting for paid these. They are just the books, movies, shows, and music I’m enjoying and I think you should too if your interests fall in line with me. Some of these might be considered short hand...

Today’s Thinking About is focused on some of the recent stories I’ve read over the past few weeks. I’ve grown heavily attached to my Kindle app and frankly I don’t really want to read a physical book again. Too much weight to carry around. I’ll be sorry for that once the apocalypse comes, but hell, I’ll be dead pretty quickly in any foreseeable post-doomsday event. After being told many time the book was better than the movie, I...

Hey Gang, I just finished reading Pheonix Rising, by Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine, and I wrote out a review. I’ll be posting it on Amazon but I wanted to also share a copy here in case anyone is interested. A Torturer’s chamber, a dangerous rescue, strange gadgets, airships, and a brilliant explosion; these are the ingredients that introduce us to the world of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Phoenix Rising is the...