TJ West

“What more does the Traveler want of Me?”: Destiny 2, Ghaul, and the Sci-Fi Villain

Originally posted on Metathesis: [7-10 minute read] As its title screen fades to black, Destiny 2…
Reading Tad Williams: “The Dirty Streets of Heaven” (Book 1 of Bobby Dollar)

Having made my way through some of Tad Willims’s heavier work, I turned to his lighter…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife: Part 1”

I’ve decided to be brave and start doling out a short story I’m working on in…
TV Review: “The Shannara Chronicles”–“Druid” (S2, Ep. 1)

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but The Shannara Chronicles has at last returned, now on Spike…
Dissertation Days (57): An Overdue Update

Since I realized that it’d been over 2 weeks since I’d written an update on the…
Special Edition: How I Misplaced my Faith

Originally posted on Metathesis: [5 minute read] Last month, when teaching a Metathesis post I previously…
Dissertation Days (56): Handwriting

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? What can I say, I’ve been enjoying the time to…
Reading The Wheel of Time: “The Eye of the World” (Book 1)

So, in addition to all of the things I’m working on–dissertation, novel, short story, this blog–I’ve…
Screening Classic Hollywood: “Anastasia” (1956)

I’ve always had a fascination with the legend of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the…
Reading Tad Williams: “The War of the Flowers”

Having finally found a bit of breathing space in the midst of frantic Dissertation, I thought…