by Ardyce Years | Musings
Star Trek Lower Decks A fun show and will continue to watch it. You can decide if you wish to read on. Jack Quaid’s character, Brad, you get who he is immediately. I think it helps that I am a fan of The Boys (Amazon Prime). He even looks like his avatar. Tawny... by Ardyce Years | Musings
A few years ago I took a long time associate to a thank-you-for-business lunch. Before our meal arrived, she proceeded to tell me her daughter was dating an Asian. “I told her I am okay with Asian,” she said to me, her voice tinted by arrogance. “As long as he is... by Ardyce Years | Musings
I am on the third episode of The Mandalorian. We are so dependent on the writers to keep us entertained. So far Jon Favreau does not disappoint. Action, fun, and just a touch of sweetness. (Although I will admit in the first episde I was worried about the spread of...
by Ardyce Years | Musings
How did monsters come out of our thoughts and into our culture? A multi-billion-dollar movie business is based on good looking heroes in tights who save our world against mega-baddies. Are the villains a metaphor for the personality-altering power money and attention...
by Ardyce Years | Musings
The house is quiet. The kids whereabouts are unknown, the dog is asleep and my husband is out doing errands. I am at a loss of what to do with myself. Should I begin the sequel to Dancing Above the Moon? Finish another short story? Edit a nonfiction book I wrote ten...
by Ardyce Years | Musings
Why do I write science fiction? Others have encouraged me to explore other venues. Quoting an interview in the New York Times Magazine with the prolific author James Ellroy (The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential), he quoted Stephen King, who when asked why did he...