I have often wondered what it would be like never to die. I wouldn’t have to worry about illness, aging, or the slow but inevitable cognitive decline that leads one with varying degrees of dignity into the grave. There would be no sense of personal urgency, but I would live in fear of losing people.Continue reading “Thoughts on How to Stop Time (Matt Haig)”
Author Archives: Tillie
Review: The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
It has been a couple of years since I’ve made the time to delve into serious science fiction, but I find it hard to believe I could have chosen a better book to get myself back into the genre. Liu Cixin’s novel is the sort of read that completely absorbs your week. From its heartbreakingContinue reading “Review: The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)”
Upcoming stories: learning how not to make everything incredibly difficult for myself literally all the time
I wrote a (comedy) one-act play in college about a grim reaper that got put on by the college for a yearly festival, and it’s been sitting in my writing folder ever since, making me sad. I’ve considered turning it into some semblance of a novel, but it’s not the right kind of story forContinue reading “Upcoming stories: learning how not to make everything incredibly difficult for myself literally all the time”
Review: The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The scope of this book is not, nor could it be, big enough to encompass the experiences of everyone who has dealt with depression. There are as many flavors of depression as people who suffer from it. And because of that, this book may be perfect for some while utterly useless to others. And that’s okay.
Review: Carpe Jugulum (Terry Pratchett)
As I’ve come hurtling into my mid-twenties, I’ve come to understand that part of being an adult is realizing that nothing is perfect. And upon coming to that realization, we all have a couple of choices.
Human Skin Books and a Family Connection: (Sort of) a Review of Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
When I started college, I thought I wanted to be a doctor, at least until I realized that I really, really don’t like touching people. I knew I would be okay with the icky stuff, but I’ve never been accused of having a bedside manner, and some psychic at the Dickens Fair a decade agoContinue reading “Human Skin Books and a Family Connection: (Sort of) a Review of Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom”
Sort of a Review: A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L’Engle)
When something terrible happens, as It often does, I find myself reaching for things I used to love. I have always been a bit of a hoarder. My desk is buried in notebooks I’ve kept since the 4th grade, stones from beaches around the world, bottle openers that I haven’t used since I’ve been sober,Continue reading “Sort of a Review: A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L’Engle)”
Review: The Swallowed Man (Edward Carrey)
This book is so weird in the best possible way. I hadn’t read a novel in almost two years before picking this one up this past January, and it was the perfect reintroduction to reading for pleasure. Edward Carey’s The Swallowed Man is a retelling of Pinocchio. A lonely woodcarver, Geppetto, carves a boy out of woodContinue reading “Review: The Swallowed Man (Edward Carrey)”
Review: A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
I started this book on Saturday morning after waking up with a headache and a general disinclination towards productivity, and I finished it that night around dinner. It’s marketed as adult fiction but felt more suited to YA, which I haven’t read in a long time. I didn’t mind, though, mainly because my total lackContinue reading “Review: A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)”
Review: Billions and Billions (Carl Sagan)
I was not prepared to cry this much. It’s my fault; I should have done my research before reading Carl Sagan’s last work without tissues on hand. Reading this in 2023 is hard, and not just because of the tear-jerking epilogue by his window, Ann Druyun. Sagan touches on a number of topics in hisContinue reading “Review: Billions and Billions (Carl Sagan)”
Tillie's Void 