Food Frakker: South Asia and Mexico
On the way to a coffeeshop last Sunday, I thought I would avoid the inflated prices of cafe pastries by…
Dark Knight of the South
A friend of mine told me that he realized, in a sudden flash, that early readers of Batman must have…
Disappointed in the Chronicle
The local Austin weekly, The Austin Chronicle, just put out a "Science Fiction" issue. Now, I'm not such a spring…
squid autopsy
Here at Space Squid central headquarters, we constantly monitor the world media for any mention of Space Squid-related subjects. It's…
Food Frakker: Korean groceries and other adventures
This week I was pleased to find that the closest grocery to my house sells this sort of thing: There…
Halfway in the Wii contest
We're about halfway through the Mushroom Men fiction contest and the entries are already coming in. I anticipated that they…
Food Frakker: the international market
Near the intersection of Airport and Lamar and nestled into the side of karaoke studio parlor, the Austin International Market…
Mushroom Men TRAILER EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
For those of you busy at your laptops. cranking out an entry for the Mushroom Men win a Wii contest,…
Gordath woods signing Saturday
Patrice Sarath will be reading and signing for her exciting new novel Gordath Wood this Saturday at the Austin Barnes…
The Food Frakker: episode one
I'm adding a new category to this blog: the interesting and unusual cuisine that I run into during my busy…