Book Review: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Ann Leckie - author of the Ancillary series has a quote on the cover. I came close to not reading this series. “Murderbot” made me think that it was going to be a horror/sci-fi lash up, heavy on the horror. Movies are often like this. They get billed as sci-fi,…

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Not Worth Criticizing

Aronson, at 92, is still writing and lecturing One of the podcasts I listen to is The Hidden Brain. Recently Elliot Aronson (ground breaking work as a psychologist studying cognitive dissonance, social psychology, and the Jigsaw Classroom), was the guest. Aronson studied under Maslow as an undergrad. Yes, that Maslow.…

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Stop at the First Mistake

Near an airport where I sometimes work, the local law enforcement folks set up one of those Speed Limit/Your Speed signs. The first few days, it surprised me how routinely I exceeded the posted limit, and I amended my behavior. Signs like that are often posted as a warning –…

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10 Questions with Liz Bullard

Liz Bullard Liz is the author of the Prophecy trilogy. I was honored to be on her excellent eReads podcast and wanted to turn the table around because it was such a pleasure to chat with her. Here are my 10 Questions: I want to hear about Preston, your Corgi.…

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