Author Archive
Taylor Caldwell and the Romance of Atlantis
Caldwell wrote the Romance of Atlantis when she was 12, based on a series of vivid dreams about Atlantis. It is a sophisticated work finally published 60 years later.
Arthur Conan Doyle’s sci-fi about Atlantis: Maracot Deep
Bot book club reading pick: Maracot Deep, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1929 exploration of Atlantis.
The Book of the Month Club, or, What’s Bot Reading Now?
My new “Book of the Month Club”, aka “What’s Bot Reading Now?,” is inspired by my sister: one non-fiction book pick a month, then 3 novels that deal with that same topic in fiction. Our inaugural book is about archaeology and Atlantis. Readers’ fiction suggestions are welcome!
I joined the NAACP tonight.
In which white Teramis remembers her roots of color and black family offshoots, and – inspired by Rosa Parks and Angela Bassett – joins the NAACP.
I’m Plotting… (Splintegrate & other updates)
Lizard Lair updates on work-in-progress Splintegrate, some useful craft tools and sites, and a stellar bookstore.
Video Lizard, With Meeple
I plan to do some podcasting and vlogging. Pet mice will provide a good learning project. Oddly, this ties in with tribbles and Richard Nixon in 1956. Read this post to see why!
Canada, FTW!
“Canadian, Please!” – Check this music video and get the scoop on why we all wanna be Canadian. Two claws up from the lizard for this one!
Future Science: the Lazy Man’s Snow Shovel
Announcing Future Science, an occasional feature reviewing forward-looking science from the past. Today’s offering: a remote-controlled snow shovel from 1953.
Strange Maps
Just found Strange Maps, an odd and delightful repository of weird and whimsical cartographical excesses. Plus, there are dinosaurs! AND science fiction! The mind boggles…
Gene Therapy Part I: HIV, the New Silver Bullet
In a ground-breaking experiment, French scientists have stripped HIV of its bad traits and used it to deliver apparently lasting and reliable gene therapy. Where do we go from here?
