I think that #TooLikeTheLightning might be one of the most unique visions of the future that I've come across in science fiction for a while now... dense, thought-provoking, and interesting, I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/too-like-the-lightning-a-review

Everyone has mild little dreams from time to time, one of mine is about a science fiction/fantasy bookstore, because the world should have more bookstores, IMO:

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/a-mild-little-dream-of-mine

The #MCU is 2/2 this summer and Marvel absolutely *nailed* #fantasticfourfirststeps

https://www.tumblr.com/litcityblues/791312623162507264/marvel-solves-for-x-gets-fantastic-four?source=share

I dropped an excerpt from my latest book #TheLastPresident over on the #Substack... if you like what you read, buy the book AND stick around to #subscribe to my Substack:

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/promotions-and-ultimatums

On the OG Blog, #Albums2010Revisited continues with some #TalkingHeads action. I wasn't looking for #SpeakingInTongues, but it turned out to be a damn good place to start with one of my favorite bands:

https://www.litcityblues.com/2025/08/albums2010-revisited-speaking-in-tongues.html

I didn't set out to watch every Christopher Nolan movie I could get my hands on, but appear to be accidentally doing that anyway. Next up is #Dunkirk and I think it might be one of the best war movies ever made. Right up there with #SavingPrivateRyan and #BandOfBrothers type of territory...

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/dunkirk-a-review

#Abundance is the must-read book of the year, I think. It's quick, easy read & incredibly informative. If you have the sense that nothing works anymore, there are reasons for that, and Klein & Thompson have some notions about what to do about it:

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/abundance-a-review

Is #Fant4stic a good movie? No, but it does some interesting things with #superpowers and #bodyhorror... and it wasn't as bad as advertised:

https://www.tumblr.com/litcityblues/789419674093944832/is-it-time-to-reconsider-fant4stic?source=share

Very happy to announce some new #shortfiction has dropped over on the #substack. #TheWindsHaveCome has been rattling around in my brain in various forms for a few months now, so I'm happy to have it done:

https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/the-winds-have-come

Over on the #OGBlog, some thoughts on what I'm calling #TheNativistDelusion and, of course, *the* letter:

https://www.litcityblues.com/2025/07/the-nativist-delusion-and-letter.html