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 All right, he says, rolling up his sleeves. Let's do this. This time of year, I descend into madness and talk about upcoming elections,...

 Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville, Del Rey Books, an imprint of Random House, 2016 Provenance : I picked this up at the Page...

 The Benson Murder Case by S.S. Van Dyne, Charles Scribener's Sons, 1926 The Benson Murder Case , Directed by Frank Tuttle, Paramount P...

You know, I don't talk a lot about my personal life around here, but this one was an adventure, so I'll share. Last Saturday, the Lo...

 Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties by Marion Meade, Harcourt Books, 2004 Provenance: Unsure, but from the ...

 The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster), 2024 Provenance: World Con was in Seattle last year, a...

  Strange Houses  by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion, HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025, original Japanese 2021. Proven...

 Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, Directed by Nagmeh Samini, a co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Company, Arts West, through 5 Jul...

 We are awash in scams these days. Mysterious Docusign demands. Emails claiming to be from the Geek Squad or PayPal announcing that someone ...

 What, already? Yes, I promised to go onto a game-buying fast until I bull through some of the games I have already purchased. But a large b...

 Sunward by William Alexander, Saga Press (Simon & Schuster), 2025 Provenance: I sat with the author on a panel at NorWesCon, and was i...

I'm not a gaming addict! I'm an enthusiast!  So, in the past few months I've attended not one but two conventions. That's a...

 Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee, Seattle Rep through May 10. This one was a very split decision. ...

 Walden by Amy Berryman, Directed by Mathew Wright When the Lovely Bride and I attend theater at Arts West in West Seattle, we often have di...

 All right, then.  Last time in this space I went on way too long about the games that have accumulated here at Grubb Street over the winte...