I don’t like going to the movies. I love it. Everything about it, from the lining up, to the sitting in the dark, right through the whole experience. I used to go all the time, but since I’ve become a parent, it’s very much a from time-to-time thing. Unusually, I’ve had the chance to see two movies of late: King Kong and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I thought Jackson was nuts to make Kong, but in the end it’s a good movie. Probably thirty minutes too long and has one too many last minute rescue and one too many bug scenes, but otherwise great. Might have been a classic at 2.25, but at 3.15 it’s good. I dread an extended edition, though. As to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: I’d love the book, but this was dull. Marianne actually fell asleep during it, and I didn’t believe in any of the characters or situations. Maybe a two star film.

Back in April Jeremy G Byrne and I announced that we would be editing a new anthology, Eidolon. It would be, we hoped, the first in an annual series of science fiction & fantasy anthologies continuing the tradition of Eidolon magazine, and would be published to co-incide with the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin.

As history has shown, though, while we received a wonderful batch of submissions from around the world, and assembled a fantastic table of contents, production eventually delayed the publication of the book to early 2006. However, things are now gearing up, and it looks like the book should be out shortly.

As part of the advance publicity for Eidolon I, we have decided to publish one of the stories on Eidolon: SF Online. The story, Simon Brown’s “Leviathan” is one of my favorite stories of the year, and I think is one of his best yet. Be sure to check it out.

Back in April Jeremy G Byrne and I announced that we would be editing a new anthology, Eidolon. It would be, we hoped, the first in an annual series of science fiction & fantasy anthologies continuing the tradition of Eidolon magazine, and would be published to co-incide with the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin.

As history has shown, though, while we received a wonderful batch of submissions from around the world, and assembled a fantastic table of contents, production eventually delayed the publication of the book to early 2006. However, things are now gearing up, and it looks like the book should be out shortly.

As part of the advance publicity for Eidolon I, we have decided to publish one of the stories on Eidolon: SF Online. The story, Simon Brown’s “Leviathan” is one of my favorite stories of the year, and I think is one of his best yet. Be sure to check it out.

Up late wrapping and packing and putting away. Up early unwrapping, unpacking and learning to play. O calloo, callay, oh very happy frabjous day! Merry Christmas to all and to all a great day!

Up late wrapping and packing and putting away. Up early unwrapping, unpacking and learning to play. O calloo, callay, oh very happy frabjous day! Merry Christmas to all and to all a great day!