Observations of The Urban Spaceman

Getting email updates from your favourite blogs is a lot of fun, but sometime the sheer amount of Stuff™ arriving into your inbox can be overwhelming.

In 1966, James Brown sang "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—a song which goes on to detail the various accomplishments of men, such as inventing the electric light and making toys...

If you've been reading for a while, you may have noticed some DRASTIC changes which have taken place today. Namely, a completely overhaul of my site theme and colour scheme.

Today, one of my favourite bloggers, Inkbiotic, invited readers to answer some personal questions. I’m going to answer the questions here, then ask my own readers to answer the questions, who in turn...

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Fear is… waking in the middle of the night with your heart racing because something cold just brushed up against your hand. Switching on your lamp, finding the area clear, and...

I love words. As a reader I love to read them, and as a writer I love to write them. I enjoy finding new ways of saying things. New turns of...

All hands—Battlestations! (or, The Urban Spaceman rambles about Star Wars, Star Trek, and how Domhnall Gleeson may be the next Gary Oldman) Today is an exciting day. Amazon just gave me...

Snow Day (or, Somebody Stole My Hills) That sinking feeling when you realise you’re probably not going to get your car off the drive today.

I just realised I missed saying HAPPY NEW YEAR to readers at the start of the new Gregorian Calendar. Which is just as well, since I hate New Year. It’s a...