There have been over twenty thousand readings of the reviews in the present blog from readers in one hundred and sixteen countries. I have reviewed over two hundred and sixty books and movies. Regarding my review of Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case, Bill Krohn, American author (Hitchcock at Work [1999]), critic, and since 1988 the Hollywood reporter for the […]

ABOUT: I was educated at Gilmour Academy and Santa Clara University, worked in the Defense industry on arms control and on artificial intelligence applications, started a consulting company in Silicon Valley, and have been writing full-time since the 1990s. In addition to over 260 movie and book reviews I’ve written, I’ve authored a science fantasy […]

 TOWARD THE POSTHUMAN …the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. –Thomas Hobbes Our earthly existence, since it in itself has a very doubtful meaning, can only be a means towards a goal of another existence. –Kurt Godel Cogito, ergo sum. –Rene Descartes Here are some informal reflections on my critically acclaimed novel, […]