Spiral Galaxy Musings

At the end of 2013, it's time to face the facts. No posting in eight months means this blog is well and truly dead. Mostly that's OK...

This past weekend I was able to join the majority of the organizers of the 2013 in San Antonio to go over plans, facilities, etc. It was a g...

I noticed this post over on Neth Space and realized that I have all the information needed to do the same (I try to track my reading on Lib...

I read Ian McDonald’s short story in the January issue of Clarkesworld, and it got me thinking about endings. If you don’t want spoilers, ...

The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal has an interesting article out: " Moondoogle: The Forgotten Opposition to the Apollo Program ....

You may have noticed that the name of the blog has changed above: from "Spiral Galaxy Reviewing Laboratory" to "Spiral Galaxy...

I finally got out to see The Avengers movie, courtesy of a wonderful babysitter. I really enjoyed it, and I'm especially glad I got to s...

The Sparrow must be the single most tragic science fiction story I’ve ever read. It compares to the most tragic stories I’ve ever read,...

I don't want to bury the lede here: Gary K. Wolfe has never won a Hugo (???), and I believe that he should win one for his most recent e...

2011 draws to a close, marking the end of a year that has probably marked the biggest single change in my life, ever. Posts have been thin o...