When I mentioned on the Facebook that I was under contract to write a book about saucer contacts, I was not intending to brag. Instead, I was trying to create a situation and environment in which people who knew me … Continue reading
Don’t want to call them resolutions; sounds too governmental. Instead, I’m noting down—publically—some things I’d like to accomplish personally and professionally this year. I’m going to attempt (sort of a meta-goal) to note my progress weekly for my own record-keeping, … Continue reading
Abina and the Important Men (Getz/Clark, Oxford University Press, 2011) and Crecy (Ellis/Caceres, Avatar Press, 2007) are both graphic novels dealing with historical events. The differences between these two works are significant. These books’ presentation, intent, and—one could argue—appropriateness to … Continue reading
I’m one of a group of faculty taking part in a workshop at the beginning of the winter semester. Part of our preparation for this is to come up with an example of a success and a challenge in our … Continue reading
Halfway through the fall semester and I’m weighing in with my…what’s this?…second weekly entry? Wow—really thought that I’d be able to keep pace better than that. So…where are we? Heading into the Cold War in my modern US classes and … Continue reading
If you’re here from the Radio Misterioso site, please know that Weird-Specific stuff is now posted at http://saucerio.tumblr.com (although if you look around, there’s some paranormal stuff here as well!)
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth My rating: 4 of 5 stars An incredible work, that almost makes me wish I had stayed an English major all those years ago. Although I have read … Continue reading
I’d been toying with the idea of keeping track of the semester in some sort of weekly/biweekly way. Instead of doing further toying or thinking, I decided to just go ahead and do it. This is for me to keep … Continue reading
A few months ago, Dean Mary Cusack asked me if I would like to present some historical remarks at the unveiling of MCC’s September 11 memorial. I said yes, and—within days—found myself completely at a loss as to how I … Continue reading
Contactees: A History of Alien-human Interaction by Nicholas Redfern My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nick Redfern’s survey of the Contactee phenomenon is certainly well-done, but I wonder if he should have avoided sacrificing depth for breadth. We’re given some … Continue reading