What is consciousness? What is the subjective experience we call being a being? I'm no neurologist or philosopher, but in layman's terms, I've heard and read the self discussed in two ways: One, is that our bodies create the illusion of self by storing our experiences in long-term memory as patterns of electrochemical signals in … Continue reading Book Review: The Mountain in the Sea
Mages and Mobsters and Monsters, Oh My!
Photo by Vinu00edcius Vieira ft on Pexels.com Welcome (back) to my unapologetically casual top-5 series. Follow the tag ‘Top 5 2023’ for more. There are no stars and no metrics. The only criteria is how much I enjoyed the book, and how well its strengths place it primarily in a given category. Yes, books can … Continue reading Top 5 Magic Systems
The Starless Sea is a Metaphor Quest, and a modern masterpiece, sure to be a classic if the world is just.
JC Murray Books 