Why Wonderment Within Weirdness Stands Apart From Other Books and Media

When I think about Wonderment Within Weirdness, one of the things that constantly comes to mind is just how much story there is in a single debut novel. And I don’t say that to brag—it’s just a fact. For a lot of readers, authors, and even media consumers, it’s rare to see a single book, especially a debut, that carries so much narrative weight, so many ideas, so many characters, and so many moving pieces all at once. The story is dense, chaotic, sprawling, absurd, and yet […]

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I had to find the name of the space game. It was #CosmicConflict (1978). Looking back, it's incredibly basic. But at the time, as a kid, I honestly felt like I was in the cockpit of a space fighter. The HUD was just like what #Luke saw in the attack on the #DeathStar in #StarWars.