Borges Marathon, Part 14: The Lottery in Babylon
How do you explain the effects of random chance? Borges invented an all-powerful Lottery governing all possible events in life to help us think…
The Echoes by Evie Wyld: Review
My review of a beautifully dark and thought-provoking new piece of literary fiction by Evie Wyld, set between a remote Australian outback…
Prevent Prevent
How a system designed to identify potential terrorists is catching innocent people and destroying freedom of speech.
May 2024 Reading Roundup
Here are the books I read last month, from historical fiction to a futuristic novel and a non-fiction book about a radical…
The Future by Naomi Alderman
What kind of future do we want? How would it look if it was based on trust instead of fear? For a…
I’ve forgotten how to blog
How to write a blog post when the world is disintegrating around you.
Borges Marathon, Part 13: The Circular Ruins
What happens when one man tries to dream another into existence? Jorge Luis Borges imagines this scenario in this thought-provoking story.
October Reading Roundup
My reading for October 2023 was dominated by the climate crisis and the horrific situation in Gaza.
Reading Australia
A roundup of my reading of Australian literature during a long road trip around the country.