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David H.
is finished
Naming the Flowers - Wilhelm: This was *almost* a wonderful freakin' story, but that one scene, ugh.
Snodgrass - MacLeod: An alternate Lennon that left the Beatles before they made it big. Don't read if you don't care about the Beatles.
By the Mirror of My Youth - Koja: Clone type story, but confusing.
Outnumbering the Dead - Pohl: This *was* a wonderful freakin' story, it really hit for me.
— Jul 18, 2026 10:25PM
Snodgrass - MacLeod: An alternate Lennon that left the Beatles before they made it big. Don't read if you don't care about the Beatles.
By the Mirror of My Youth - Koja: Clone type story, but confusing.
Outnumbering the Dead - Pohl: This *was* a wonderful freakin' story, it really hit for me.
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David H.
is 78% done
Naming Names - Cadigan: Almost wonderful fantasy.
The Elvis National Theater of Okinawa - Lethem & Jager: Satire, I guess.
The Territory - Denton: A subtle alternate-history with Mark Twain during the Civil War.
The Best and the Rest of James Joyce - McDonald: If I knew anything about James Joyce, I might have liked this, but very tough story to immerse myself in.
— Jul 18, 2026 06:46PM
The Elvis National Theater of Okinawa - Lethem & Jager: Satire, I guess.
The Territory - Denton: A subtle alternate-history with Mark Twain during the Civil War.
The Best and the Rest of James Joyce - McDonald: If I knew anything about James Joyce, I might have liked this, but very tough story to immerse myself in.
David H.
is 65% done
Gravity's Angel - Maddox: Somewhat dated, a male physicist finally realizes how sexist his workplace is.
Protection - McHugh: Well-written but depressing story about an American labor/reeducation camp.
The Last Cardinal Bird in Tennessee - Barrett, Jr.: A funny/sad 'play' about a dark future.
Birth Day - Reed: An interesting future where the AIs give humans a present on their "birth day."
— Jul 17, 2026 03:38PM
Protection - McHugh: Well-written but depressing story about an American labor/reeducation camp.
The Last Cardinal Bird in Tennessee - Barrett, Jr.: A funny/sad 'play' about a dark future.
Birth Day - Reed: An interesting future where the AIs give humans a present on their "birth day."
David H.
is 53% done
The Hammer of God - Clarke: What if an asteroid might be on the way? Easy fix, I guess.
Grownups - MacLeod: An alternate world with a third gender, and a stranger childhood.
Graves - Haldeman: Fantastic Vietnam War ghost story.
The Glowing Cloud - Utley: All that for what? Annoyingly written time-travel story.
— Jul 16, 2026 04:01PM
Grownups - MacLeod: An alternate world with a third gender, and a stranger childhood.
Graves - Haldeman: Fantastic Vietnam War ghost story.
The Glowing Cloud - Utley: All that for what? Annoyingly written time-travel story.
David H.
is 37% done
Two Guys from the Future - Bisson: An artist has her gallery and there's a time travel paradox.
The Mountain to Mohammed - Kress: Depressing look at a future where genetic discrimination is allowed.
The Coming of Vertumnus - Watson: Initially interesting but turns into a dreamlike mess by the end.
A Long Night's Vigil at the Temple - Silverberg: In the far future, a temple priest loses his faith, or does he?
— Jul 09, 2026 09:04AM
The Mountain to Mohammed - Kress: Depressing look at a future where genetic discrimination is allowed.
The Coming of Vertumnus - Watson: Initially interesting but turns into a dreamlike mess by the end.
A Long Night's Vigil at the Temple - Silverberg: In the far future, a temple priest loses his faith, or does he?
David H.
is 24% done
Griffin's Egg - Swanwick: Reread. A crisis on the Moon leads to self-programming.
Even the Queen - Willis: Silly story about a future without the need for periods.
The Round-Eyed Barbarians - de Camp: Alternate history story where the Chinese met the Spanish in Mexico. Meh.
Dust - Egan: The twist at the end was interesting but I found it stupid, with the possibility I'm the dumb one -- or not high enough for this.
— Jun 29, 2026 07:28PM
Even the Queen - Willis: Silly story about a future without the need for periods.
The Round-Eyed Barbarians - de Camp: Alternate history story where the Chinese met the Spanish in Mexico. Meh.
Dust - Egan: The twist at the end was interesting but I found it stupid, with the possibility I'm the dumb one -- or not high enough for this.