Cliff Burns
@cliffburns.bsky.social
Indie author & publisher for more than three decades, with 16 books and appearances in well over 100 publications and anthologies around the world. Host of the literary podcast "Standing At an Angle to the Universe". For more info, visit cliffburns.com
I confess, I particularly revere his short stories. That is his forte, I think. Despite LINCOLN IN THE BARDO's many accolades, I didn't think it was nearly as great as some of Saunders' best short fiction.
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I confess, I particularly revere his short stories. That is his forte, I think. Despite LINCOLN IN THE BARDO's many accolades, I didn't think it was nearly as great as some of Saunders' best short fiction.
Correction: the director's name should be spelled "Lynn Ramsay". Apologies.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Correction: the director's name should be spelled "Lynn Ramsay". Apologies.
Maybe only one book (or movie) was required to tell the tale. Too many authors/artists stretch a good idea past the breaking point. Is it lack of ambition...or just plain greed? I prefer artists who never repeat themselves, who always seek to break new ground, surprising us again & again.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Maybe only one book (or movie) was required to tell the tale. Too many authors/artists stretch a good idea past the breaking point. Is it lack of ambition...or just plain greed? I prefer artists who never repeat themselves, who always seek to break new ground, surprising us again & again.
One of my favorite book covers of all time. Gorgeous and mysterious and evocative. But, no, the original novel (and movie) were unprecedented and exceptional and the sequels became increasingly worse (and superfluous), just like the later DUNE novels.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
One of my favorite book covers of all time. Gorgeous and mysterious and evocative. But, no, the original novel (and movie) were unprecedented and exceptional and the sequels became increasingly worse (and superfluous), just like the later DUNE novels.
How do we teach our kids critical thinking? And when will "Civics" be reintroduced to the curriculum? Students need to know about the various forms of governance, the way democracy is structured so they can better evaluate the use (and abuse) of power, the role of the state in our lives.
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
How do we teach our kids critical thinking? And when will "Civics" be reintroduced to the curriculum? Students need to know about the various forms of governance, the way democracy is structured so they can better evaluate the use (and abuse) of power, the role of the state in our lives.
My kinda guy. Mate, if there were more people like you, the Farages of this world would be cleaning toilets or flipping burgers at McDonalds. Solidarity.
October 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My kinda guy. Mate, if there were more people like you, the Farages of this world would be cleaning toilets or flipping burgers at McDonalds. Solidarity.
Good cast, Roy Thinnes (under-rated) &, of course, the brilliant Herbert Lom. I heard Malcolm McDowell talking ruefully about a Lew Grade-produced film he was in with Orson Welles. The cast jokingly referred to him as "Low Grade"...though he did gift us with "UFO" and "Space: 1999"--some fun there.
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Good cast, Roy Thinnes (under-rated) &, of course, the brilliant Herbert Lom. I heard Malcolm McDowell talking ruefully about a Lew Grade-produced film he was in with Orson Welles. The cast jokingly referred to him as "Low Grade"...though he did gift us with "UFO" and "Space: 1999"--some fun there.
Love "Andromeda Strain"--James Olson was terrific, so was my fellow Canadian, Kate Reid. Apparently Olson was a bit of a free spirit, suffered no bullshit. I like that. Lived to be 91--good for him. Another oldie but goody was "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun"--remember that one?
October 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Love "Andromeda Strain"--James Olson was terrific, so was my fellow Canadian, Kate Reid. Apparently Olson was a bit of a free spirit, suffered no bullshit. I like that. Lived to be 91--good for him. Another oldie but goody was "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun"--remember that one?
"Forbin" was a terrific little chiller--saw it on the late-late show when I was in my early teens (a loooong time ago) and it really put the whammy into me. Finally scrounged up a DVD version some years back and found it still packed a wallop.
October 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Forbin" was a terrific little chiller--saw it on the late-late show when I was in my early teens (a loooong time ago) and it really put the whammy into me. Finally scrounged up a DVD version some years back and found it still packed a wallop.