Skeptophilia

There's a stereotype that science nerds, and especially science fiction nerds, are hopeless in the romance department. I'd sort of a...

Today's post comes to you from the Odd Bedfellows department. Okay, so all of you probably know all about the Harry Potter  series.  Kid...

I learned a new term yesterday: parasocial relationship . It means "a strong, one-sided social bond with a fictional character or celeb...

Being a fiction writer, I think about villains a lot. Of course, the proper word is "antagonist," but "villain" is a lot...

I was asked an interesting question yesterday: does a good fictional story always have a moral? My contention is even stories that are purel...

Regular readers of this blog know that besides my obvious hat of Skepticism Blogger, I also wear a second one, which is Fiction Writer.  And...

One of the things that resonates about the best fiction is its ability to point us in the direction of truths that somehow transcend the mun...

There's a stereotype that science nerds, and especially science fiction nerds, are hopeless in the romance department. I'd sort of a...

I was listening to tunes while running yesterday afternoon, and Christina Aguilera's beautiful song "Loyal, Brave, and True" (...

A dear friend of mine sent me a message a couple of weeks ago.  It was a recommendation to watch a recent Netflix series, and read the graph...