Category: Discussions
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2026-02-16—Curse of the Star Wraiths
Gotta be honest, I’m not excited about this review. I only read books that look interesting to me (and then I’ll review anything I read—or attempt to), but sometimes, despite my best efforts, I’m going to end up reading something that just missed the mark in almost every way. You have been warned. Overview of…
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2026-01-26—Lifebinder
As promised, back for round two—Blake Carpenter’s Lifebinder, sequel to Deathbringer! If you liked the first book—or if you’re generally interested in finding a new series that promises epic fantasy outside of the usual pseudo-medieval trappings—read on. Overview of Lifebinder What is It? Inga Alenir is in peril. The Deathbringer has been reclaimed, and the…
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2025-11-10—The Promised Land
One of the more bizarre TV pilots I’ve discovered on YouTube—and that, perhaps, specifically because of how hard it tries to be familiar. Today, I’m talking about The Promised Land. The Promised Land — Pilot The Promised Land Overview What Is It? On their way from Egypt to the promised land, Moses and his family…
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2025-11-08—Absolute Reality, Absolute Truth (A Response to “The Semantics of ‘Reality”‘ w/ Carl Rogers” and “Do We Need ‘A’ Reality?”)
That’s a mouthful of a title. Here’s how we got to this unusually-timed, unusually topic’d blog post: my friend, Tanner, has a Substack called Crafting the Good. (I’ve entered into dialogue with him, through these posts, once or twice before.) After reading his most recent article, The Semantics of “Reality” w/ Carl Rogers, I was…
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2025-10-27—The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is legendary. Infinitely quotable, a cult classic of its time, a moderate box office success with a long, long tail of movie purchases and rentals, I don’t think I’m being in any way controversial when I say that The Princess Bride will endure the test of time as long as visual media…
Boo Ludlow 