It takes a lot to make up a story. Here's what I drew on for my latest one. Also, Spotify can suck it, I don't care what their rules are 🖕🖕

The Mandalorian has been great. Hopefully Boba Fett ends strong.

Everything I read in January plus my thoughts on the freedom convoys in Canada, USA, and Aus.

Mailbag, a re-plug for Grimnoir, and some thoughts on how to keep a tired genre fresh.

"Hate Crime Hoax" by Wilfred Reilly. Really interesting book about taking away the incentives to report fake hate crimes.

Today's novel is "Powers of the Earth" by Travis Corcoran, and a larger discussion about what kinds of books I like to read. What you feed your brain is important.

You guys remember that dog crap taco that was the 2007 Beowulf movie? With the ultraviolent CGI gore and the lying philandering protagonist who couldn't stop having sex with every evil female in the story? Yeah I wish I hadn't remembered it either. Here's why we need to preserve our heroes.

A writing update, plus a review of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann and NORTHWIND by Gary Paulsen.

I finished "The Fellowship of the Ring" this morning and it got me thinking about how hard Tolkien worked to create something loved by millions... which is now threatened by hundreds.

The worst thing a book can be is boring, the second worst is predictable.