May I have your attention please! The next station is Zephyr Terminal in Bridgeside. This is a safety announcement: Zombies spotted by 11-year-olds, Justin, Chloe, and Malik. The train now standing at the platform is not in public service. Please do not board this train. It is full of ZOMBIES! Stand well back from the platform... Continue Reading →
The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq by C.J. Chivers
I have taught at the same high school for the past eighteen years, and every year approximately 5 or 6 students enter the military after graduation. Many of those over one hundred young men and women have been sent to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight. I often think about what they go through on a day-to-day... Continue Reading →
On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners on India’s Mythic River by George Black
‘You have to understand,’ a friend had told me once, only half-joking. ‘In India, there are no facts.’ George Black's On the Ganges is a sweeping travelogue that both reflects on the genre itself in Indian history as well as furthers the writing style with decisive insight into contemporary issues in the country. The author... Continue Reading →
The Robots of Gotham by Todd McAulty
The year is 2083 and humankind's neural synapses are slow... much, much slower than the processing speed that computers and robots can accomplish. Good faith and independent thought have allowed them to become citizens and even be voted to head nations, but there have been takeovers. And fascist regimes led by robots with intelligences past our... Continue Reading →