Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

I discovered Philip K. Dick and his mind-blowing novels at just the right time. In November 1975 I was a non-trad student at the University ...

I awoke thinking of Walker Percy's "Love in the Ruins or The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World....

I am rereading "Love in the Ruins or The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World" by Walker Percy. He wil...

A friend once asked me to name my favorite writers. It's a long, long list, but I gave him the top five: Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, G...

Chris, Annie, and I took in “Dune 2” at the Capitol City Digital Cinemas LUXX Studio Theater. It’s new. Not quite as fancy as the ARQ Theate...

I’m reading two books concurrently. One is labeled historical fiction and is Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow.” The other is a sci-fi pos...

Have you ever heard the term “Dark Forest” in reference to one of the universe’s big mysteries? I had not until I read Richard Powers’ won...

Lisa See's latest novel, The Island of Sea Women , could have been set on a distant world. On a little known volcanic island , women hav...

In Richard Powers' novel "Bewilderment," Theo Byrne’s nine-year-old son Robin may have ADHD or Asberger’s or is somewhere on t...

In the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," versions one and two, an intergalactic diplomat comes to earth, tells humans they are...

Chris and I accompanied our Millennial daughter Annie to Denver Comic Con on Saturday. "Accompanied" might be a bit of a stretch...

If he were still alive, Kurt Vonnegut might have attended the science march near him this weekend. New York City will probably have a big on...

The Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Telemetry Lab staffer called me Friday. She wanted to know how I was doing. I said "fine" but...

I am blogging this morning from the picnic table on our back porch. Eerily still and warm for the Ides of November. Cat snoozing on the chai...

As I reported on these p ages earlier, T ea Party Slim and his pal s are in a lather about Agenda 21 , the United Nations' alleged plo...

A few thoughts after spending two days at the Literary Connection at LCCC... Overheard at my table: "She's a big reader but didn...

Saw this on Facebook (via writer pal Pamela Painter) and had to share. I read both novels at about the same time, in my early 20s (I matur...

Big Horn Samurai Sinema's home-grown filmmaking talent on display in  Wyoming Video Contest . Scary, too. Music by Ten Sleep's Jalan...

From Denver's Westword : On Sunday, February 26, the  Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave  will open a new special exhibit titled  Buffalo B...

Wyoming can't afford to fully fund its Health Department or rebuild its roads. But House Republicans want to spend thousands of dollar...